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Document 0199
DOCN M9550199
TI The family in Thailand and drug demand reduction: problems of urban Thai
society in transition.
DT 9505
AU Spielmann S; Graduate Program in Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Faculty of; Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Bangkok.
SO Bull Narc. 1994;46(1):45-66. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95135401
AB Thailand is undergoing ever-accelerating socio-economic transformation
which exercises tremendous strains on its basic social institution, the
Thai family. The family has traditionally exercised firm control over
its members, thus ensuring cohesion and conformity to social norms.
Progressive destabilization and disorientation of urban society
resulting in a weakening of its foundations and gradual erosion of core
functions has led to a deterioration of the family's role and
importance. The deterioration of the role of the family is even more
critical in the Thai context because, traditionally, the Thai family
provided the strongest and most dependable bulwark against social evils
of any kind, not the least of which has become drug abuse. The grave
state of the country's drug (heroin) abuse problems has recently been
further aggravated with the emergent HIV/AIDS epidemic. That epidemic
has affected substantial portions of intravenous heroin drug users,
posing threats for families all over the country. Evidently, affected
families have not been able to protect vulnerable members from becoming
drug users; worse still, families have frequently contributed to
creating or compounding the problem. Measures need be taken to
effectively check this detrimental trend and avert further erosion. The
Thai family needs reorientation, parenting and family skills. That would
help reinforce the role of the family in preventing drug abuse as well
as in rehabilitating former users. To back up the Thai family, still
other social groups need to be recruited which can assume some of its
stabilizing functions.
DE Adolescence Adult Child Family/*PSYCHOLOGY Female Human Male Role
*Social Change Social Control, Formal *Social Problems Socioeconomic
Factors Substance Dependence/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/
PSYCHOLOGY Thailand/EPIDEMIOLOGY *Urban Population JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).