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Analyzing and Solving Drinking‐Related Problems in a Urban‐Rural Integrated Cities through Focus Groups - Focusing on the Goyang City- Jin-Gyung Cha*・ Soon-Seung Yang*・ Hye-Jung Lee*・ Young-Sun Kim*・ Young-Han Sin*・ Jung-Hwa Lee*・ Sung-jae Kim** * The Korean Alcohol Research Foundation, Korea. ** College of Nursing, Seoul National University. Purpose: This study was conducted in order to analyze drinking‐related problems and derived alternatives based on the experiences of experts in various fields who contact people with drinking problems in Goyang City. Methods: Qualitative research were done with 3 focus groups(11 persons) and 6 field workers at relevant institutions who were providing services in the community of Goyang City. The debriefing notes and individual interview results were identified in the analysis of the data. The questions were: ‘What is the drinking patterns in the community?’; What is the alcohol-related problems with drinking in the community?’; ‘What are the factors related to the drinking problems in the community?; and ‘How can drinking problems be solved in the community?’ Results: The results were analyzed in 3 categories and 16 subcategories. Category 1 was the drinking pattern in Goyang City, derived 4 subcategories; including general population, employment status, sociocultural situation and foreign workers. Category 2 was drinking problem, derived 5 subcategories; including general population, employment status, sociocultural situation, foreign workers, and legal situation. Category 3 was the alternatives of alcohol-related problems, derived 7 subcategories; including the development of various preventive and educational contents, sociocultural and environmental change, reinforcement of laws and regulations including involuntary commitment, active interventions for foreign workers, and the establishment of specialized systems. Conclusion: The results were analyzed drinking‐related problems in several sociocultural aspects with various community members of Goyang City as a urban‐rural complex city, and proposed active solutions for revitalizing the local characteristics of the city and reinforcing legal and institutional aspects. The results were expected to provide basic materials for establishing drinking‐related policies in Goyang City.