China Drug Laws & Policy
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Those convicted of drug-related crimes in China face harsh penalties, in some cases capital punishment. Drug abusers and addicts must undergo rehabilitation at police-run facilities or labor camps. Reformers are attempting to introduce community-based treatment approaches to a system dominated by zero tolerance.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
Narcotics Control in China - Chinese Embassy
MEDIA COVERAGE #
UN: China synthetic drugs trade 'out of control' - Aljazeera, Jun 30, 2016
Chinese police step up crackdown on drug-related crimes - People's Daily Online, Dec 2006
War declared on designer drugs as Chinese middle class gets high - Guardian, Sep 2005
Chinese Junk (3-part, cover story) - Time Asia, May 2002
China taking hits in designer drug war - CNN, 2002