Research on the effect of alcohol abuse in Lopburi Province indicates that 45.6% of males with regular drinking
behavior experience violent conflict, 32.9% have health problems, and 30.1% have had auto accidents
(Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, 2012). Suwit Konsomboon, Deputy Minister of the
Ministry of Public Health, released statistics of Thai citizens with liver and gall bladder cancer. Northeast
Thailand has the highest rate in the world, with 3% to 4% or the population suffering from these cancers. This is a
critical problem and is a result of alcohol abuse (Thairath Newspaper, 2012, February 23).