Pubdate: Tue, 01 Jul 2003
Source: China Daily (China)
Contact:   http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/911

BETTER-EDUCATED PEOPLE USING DRUGS

Shanghai's Anti-drug Committee has announced that the number of drug users 
in the city greatly increased over the past few years, to reach 15,643 last 
year, some 3,767 more than in 2001.

According to Labour Daily, officials said that although most drug users 
were jobless, more young white-collar workers were also falling victim to 
drug abuse.

In 1999, 33 of the drug users at the Shanghai Mandatory Rehabilitation 
Institute had attended college, accounting for just 0.5 per cent of the 
addicts residing there. However, the number rose to 65 in 2002.
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