Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Global Education and Society Science, ICOGESS 2019,14 March, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia

Research Article

The Role Of The Church To Press The Use Of Narcotics In Indonesia

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2292029,
        author={Richard  Saragih},
        title={The Role Of The Church To Press The Use Of Narcotics In Indonesia},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Global Education and Society Science, ICOGESS 2019,14 March, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICOGESS},
        year={2020},
        month={2},
        keywords={church narcotics},
        doi={10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2292029}
    }
    
  • Richard Saragih
    Year: 2020
    The Role Of The Church To Press The Use Of Narcotics In Indonesia
    ICOGESS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2292029
Richard Saragih1,*
  • 1: Postgraduate Program, Pelita Kebenaran School of Theology
*Contact email: detasco@yahoo.com

Abstract

Even though narcotic-relatedcrimes have been classified as extreme crimes, narcotics abuse in Indonesia continues to increase. Distribution of narcotics increasingly implements varied methods and there is a large circulation network.The impact of narcotics abuse not only threatens users but also threatens the hinges of socio-economic life and future of the Indonesian people.Various efforts have been made by the government of the Republic of Indonesia to overcome narcotics abuse through legislation, i.e., establishing a National Narcotics Agency (BNN), establishing bilateral cooperation with other countries, education for public awareness and other efforts.The invlovement of the community, educational institutions and social institutions is needed to help the government overcome narcotics abuse. The spiritual approach is an important part of preventing the abuse of narcotics. The role of the church is very important to provide guidance for the congregation to avoid narcotics abuse through the values found in the Bible.