Abstract:
Drug abuse is the use of narcotics, psychotropic substances and other addictive substances with the aim of having fun and without a doctor’s recommendation. One of the things that influence drug use is peer groups. In addition, the social environment along the riverbanks which are residential areas can also influence drug use behavior. Therefore, this study aims to determine the contribution between the social environment in the riverbanks and peer groups to the drug abuse among adolescents in the sub-district of South Banjarmasin. This is quantitative study using the type of contribution research. The sample this study using purposive sampling technique, there were 301 people from 5 schools in South Banjarmasin sub-district. The result, model summary display 0.5% of the variation in drug use (Y) can be explained by the variation of variables from the social environment along the river (X1) and peer groups (X2), while the rest (99.5%) is explained by other reasons. The regression model for the social environment variable in the riverbank and peer groups is the level of significance, which is 0.544, it can be concluded no contribution between the social environment in the riverbanks and peer groups with drug use among adolescents in South-Banjarmasin District.
