The purpose of this study was to uncover the form of
empowering victims of drug abuse by the Al-Ikhwan Suci Hati
Foundation, Nanggalo District, Padang City. This research
methodology uses descriptive qualitative method, then the
research data is collected through observation, interviews and
documentation. The techniques used in the analysis are data
display, data reduction and conclusion drawing. The results of
research that have been carried out are : (1) Forms of
empowering victims of drug abuse, namely : (a) Spiritual
empowerment of faith and piety (IMTAK), the implementation
of worship such as : prayer, fasting, reading Al-Qur'an and
lectures. (b) Intellectual empowerment, namely the provision of
knowledge such as, morals, Islamic cultural history (SKI), creed,
the dangers of drugs, and other general knowledge. (c) Social
empowerment, mutual assistance to help, interact with the
environment, mutual cooperation with Public. (d) Economic
empowerment, including awareness, capacity building, and
empowerment such as, gardening, oyster mushroom breeding,
motorbike training, craft of making prayer rugs, handicrafts
made of bamboo and coconut shells, making folding kites. (2)
Constraints faced in empowerment activities are the lack of
facilities and infrastructure in the Al-Ikhwan Suci Hati
Foundation, there is no support from the city or regional
government, and there is a negative stigma from the public
towards victims of drug abuse. (3) From the results of the
empowerment activities there will be changes in behavior,
spiritual, intellectual, social and economic improvement towards
the better of the victims of drug abuse.
Keywords: Empowerment, Drug Victims and Al-Ikhwan Suci Hati
Foundation