Transcript ANNEX K-China(Agenda 4)

Public Participation in Drug
Control in China
Sep 20, 2007, Xi’an, China
Wang Hongru, Office of NNCC
Topics:
1, The mechanism and practices on
public participation in drug control;
2, The practices of drug treatment
and rehabilitation
1, The mechanism and practices on
public participation in drug control
 General situation
--the construction of China National Narcotics
Control Commission: 32 member departments,
including governments and some nongovernmental organizations.
--In 2005, Implementary Suggestions on National
Drug Control Education
1, The mechanism and practices on
public participation in drug control
 1, Election of Yearly Top Ten Drug Control
Civilian Personages from 2005
jointly organized by office of NNCC and General
Publicity Department.
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2, Organizing Drug Control Volunteer
Teams nationally.
There are more than 1 million drug control
volunteers in the country.
1, The mechanism and practices on
public participation in drug control
 3, Motivating women to participate in after
care for ex drug addicts.
Office of NNCC and Women’s Federation launched the
Preventing Drugs Entering Families Program in 2001,
launched Establishing Drug-free Families Pilot program in
2007.
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4, Conducting Youth Leagues to Participate
in drug control education.
The central committee of the Youth League and Office of
NNCC started Say No to Drugs in Communities among
youngsters in 2003.
1, The mechanism and practices on
public participation in drug control
 5, Motivating workers to participate in drug
education. From 2004, office of NNCC and China
Workers’ Union launched a national project—Workersrejecting-drugs Zero Plan, carrying out various forms of
publicizing and education activities to enable employees,
especially young employees, casual laborers, and farmer
workers to enhance their awareness of drugs.
2,The practices of drug dependence
treatment and rehabilitation
 General situation:
--There are 804 thousand drug abusers in China,
82.2% take heroin.
--According to the current laws, taking drugs is illicit.
--Drug addicts are law breakers, also are victims of
drugs and patients needs treatments.
--China is improving the drug dependence
treatment and rehabilitation system.
2,The practices of drug dependence
treatment and rehabilitation
 1, Based on compulsory treatment centers,
carry out compulsory treatment.
---compulsory drug dependence treatment,
managed by public security departments,
3-12 months, 540 centers.
---re-education-through-labor treatment. Managed
by departments of justice, 1-2 years, 168 centers,
140 thousand beds.
2,The practices of drug dependence
treatment and rehabilitation
 2, Based on rehabilitation centers and
community-based methadone maintenance
treatment (MMT) clinics, help drug addicts
to rehabilitate.
--70 rehabilitation centers pilot programs under
construction, capacity is 250 thousand admission.
--365 MMT clinics established, covering 47
thousand drug addicts, 140 more clinics will be
established in 2007.
2,The practices of drug dependence
treatment and rehabilitation
 3, Providing after care services to ex-drug
addicts in communities.
--drug addicts should receive after care services when go
back to communities, which last for 3 years.
-- Urine test also be carried out by community policeman.
--After care groups be established targeting a ex-addict.
-- After care groups help ex addicts to solve practical
problems.
Conclusion: main achievements
1、The number of new heroin abusers reduces
from 30% in 2001 to 5.8% in 2006.
Conclusion: main achievements
2、More than 40 thousand ex drug addicts give up
taking drugs for more than 3 years.
3、Drug-related harm reduced, the proportion of HIV
positive cases caused by IDU decrease from
68.7% in 2001 to 39％ in 2007.
4,Drug related criminal activities decreased
enormously。
Thanks for your attention.