Development of QR Code-Based Booklet to Prevent Inhalant Abuse of Elementary School Students in Palopo City

Oct 15, 2026

Research addresses widespread narcotics abuse in Indonesia, with attention to Palopo City where cases increasingly involve elementary-age children. The study develops and tests a QR Code-based booklet as educational media for students and teachers, using an R&D approach. Validity and feasibility are established through expert evaluation, and practicality is confirmed via teacher responses. Learning outcomes are also measured, showing improvement before and after using the QR Code-based booklet to prevent inhalant abuse behavior.

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p-ISSN 2355-5343 e-ISSN 2502-4795 [http://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/mimbar](http://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/mimbar) Article Received: 14/10/2023; Accepted: 04/02/2024 Mimbar Sekolah Dasar, Vol. 11( 1), 57-77 DOI: 10.53400/mimbar-sd.v1 1i 1.63345 Development of QR Code-Based Booklet to Prevent Inhalant Abuse of Elementary School Students in Palopo City Fatmaridah Sabani1 & Rifa’ah Mahmudah Bulu’1 1 Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, IAIN Palopo, Palopo, Indonesia 􀀡 [rifaahmahmudahbulu@iainpalopo.ac.id](rifaahmahmudahbulu@iainpalopo.ac.id) Abstract. This research is motivated by the many cases of narcotics abuse in Indonesia which have now been found in various regions including the city of Palopo. This study aims to educate the public from an early age about the dangers of narcotics and hazardous substances such as inhalant abuse as a preventive measure for the development of narcotics cases in Indonesia, especially in Palopo City. This research uses the R&D method by developing a QR Code-based booklet as educational media for elementary school students and teachers. The results of this study found that the QR Code-based booklet product to prevent inhalant abuse behavior in elementary school students was declared valid or feasible to use. Furthermore, the teacher's response in the practicality test of the QR Code-based booklet to prevent inhalant abuse behavior was declared practical to use. In this study, it was also found that there was an increase in learning outcomes before and after the application of QR Code-based booklets to prevent inhalant abuse behavior. Keywords: Booklet, Elementary School, Inhalant Abuse, QR Code, Student 1. Introduction Data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states that 275 million people in the world used drugs in 2016 (Consortium, 2018), while in Indonesia BNN states that in 2021 the total number of drug abusers is 3.66 million. Inmates of narcotics cases recorded in Palopo City Prison are 455 prisoners out of 723 prisoners in total, which means that 63% of prisoners in prison are narcotics prisoners. Prevention of Narcotics P4GN is an Indonesian government program that is currently intensively socialized. If you enter the words "elementary school children and narcotics" on Google, you will get news about narcotics cases spearheaded by elementary school children. These cases include in 2022 found elementary school students addicted to methamphetamine, in 2020 found users and dealers of narcotics are 5th-grade elementary school children. News like this that is freely shown on channels that are easily accessible to children is not impossible to follow. From the news, it can be concluded that the spread of narcotics is currently shifting to elementary school children, aged 6-12 years. Information obtained during the FGD in Class II A prison on April 19, 2022, found that when the staff conducted counseling, one of the prisoners said that at first he knew narcotics when he was in elementary school, initially tried‘ngelem’then later became addicted and wanted a higher effect so that in the end he used narcotics. Wang (2018) said that drug abuse by young people starts with inhalant abuse because the character of inhalants is legal to obtain but has similar effects to narcotics (Wang & Hoyte, 2018) . These products are legal, cheap, and easy to obtain as they are widespread (Crossin et al. , 2019) . These products are thinner, wall and wood sealers, floor cleaners, permanent spill glue, etc (Saini et al. , 2022) . Research data by Helen (2020) states that 43 adolescents and school children aged 8-17 years are abusers of‘aibon’ glue-type inhalants in Sungaiselan Village, Bangka Belitung (Helen et al. , 2020) . The results of Helen's research also mention the need for social control both preventively and repressively against inhalant abuse, as mandated in Law Number 35 of 2014 which states that children who are victims of narcotics, alcohol, psych

FAQs

What is the objective of the study in Palopo City?

To educate the public from an early age about the dangers of narcotics and hazardous substances, especially inhalant abuse, as a preventive measure for narcotics cases in Palopo City.

How does the study develop the educational media?

The research uses an R&D method to develop a QR Code-based booklet intended for elementary school students and teachers.

What results does the study report about the booklet?

The QR Code-based booklet is declared valid or feasible, teacher responses indicate it is practical to use, and learning outcomes increase before and after its application.

Oct 15, 2026

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