KETAGIHAN DADAH DIKALANGAN PENAGIH DADAH ETNIK MELAYU DAN ETNIK CINA DI MALAYSIA: LATAR BELAKANG RESPONDEN [BACKGROUND OF RESPONDENTS: DRUG ADDICTION AMONG MALAY AND CHINESE DRUG ADDICTS IN MALAYSIA]

Abstract

Abstrak: Fenomena penagihan dadah merupakan isu dan masalah dunia sejagat. Boleh dikatakan tidak ada negara yang terkecuali daripada gejala penagihan dadah ini. Kerajaan Malaysia beriltizam untuk Perangi Dadah Habis-habisan (PDH), kerana dadah merupakan musuh nombor satu negara. Mengikut statistik, orang Melayu adalah jumlah yang paling tinggi dalam soal penagihan dadah, iaitu sebanyak 75.6 peratus dan orang Cina adalah jumlah kedua yang tertinggi iaitu sebanyak 79 peratus (AADK, 2019). Oleh itu, artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti latar belakang terhadap penagih dadah bagi etnik Melayu dan etnik Cina di Malaysia. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan gabungan kuantitatif dan kualitatif di lokasi kajian yang dibahagi mengikut zon iaitu Zon Utara, Zon Barat, Zon Selatan, Zon Timur dan Zon Sabah  sebanyak 13 buah Pusat Pemulihan Penagihan Narkotik Nasional dan 3 buah Pusat Pemulihan Dadah Persendirian di seluruh Malaysia. Antara latar belakang responden yang di analisis adalah taburan zon, jantina, agama, kumpulan umur, tahap pendidikan, taraf perkahwinan diri dan ibu bapa, pekerjaan diri, dan tempat tinggal.

Abstract: The phenomenon of drug addiction is a global issue and problem. It can be said that no country is exempt from the symptoms of drug addiction. The Malaysian government is committed to Perangi Dadah Habis-habisan (PDH), because drugs are the country's number one enemy. According to statistics, Malays are the highest number in terms of drug addiction, which is 75.6 percent and Chinese are the second highest which is 79 percent (AADK, 2019). Therefore, this article aims to identify the background of drug addicts for ethnic Malays and ethnic Chinese in Malaysia. This study uses a combined quantitative and qualitative approach at the study location divided by zone, namely Northern Zone, Western Zone, Southern Zone, East Zone and Sabah Zone of 13 National Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centers and 3 Private Drug Rehabilitation Centers throughout Malaysia. Among the respondents' backgrounds that were analysed were zone distribution, gender, religion, age group, education level, marital status of self and parents, self-employment, and residence.