March 25, 2009
Bangkok (ASTV Manager Online) – Most of Thai people were satisfied with drug problem solving although some people did not update themselves about the government’s campaign against drugs.
Assumption University surveyed 2,067 respondents in 18 provinces of Thailand.
The survey was conducted during March 21-24.
People who lived near drug and crime risk areas tended to get involved in drugs four times higher than those who lived outside the risk areas.
64.9 percent of the respondents did not know about news that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva assigned a policy to get rid of drugs at the border, in society, community, school as well as family.
35.1 percent heard of the news. People seemed to be happy with the government’s performance more than local government units’ when it came to drug clampdown.
The government earlier launched its ‘being cool without drugs’ campaign.
39 percent thought the campaign would not be a success, but supported such move against drugs.
35.6 percent said the campaign would be successful.
