Implementation of Inpatient Program for Drug Abuse Rehabilitation in East Java: Review of Effectiveness and Challenges

Abstract

Rehabilitation is one of the government's efforts in dealing with addicts and victims of drug abuse. This has been regulated in Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. The National Narcotics Agency of East Java Province as the leading sector in handling drugs in East Java has a program that also runs inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs for victims of drug abuse. In the implementation of the inpatient program, there are obstacles. These obstacles include the lack of human resources (HR) and infrastructure or free inpatient care that is not yet available. The purpose of this study was to determine how the implementation of the inpatient rehabilitation program for drug abuse victims in East Java province, and to describe the factors that influence the implementation of the inpatient rehabilitation program for drug abuse victims in East Java province. The main assumption of this study is that there are several factors that influence the implementation of the inpatient rehabilitation program for drug abuse victims in East Java province, referring to the theory of George C. Edward III, namely 1) communication factors; 2) resource factors; 3) disposition factors; and organizational structure factors. This study was analyzed using a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The research results were obtained through observation and interviews with all key informants and supporting informants and using documentation and literature study techniques.