Today is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. China's Ministry of Justice and the National Narcotics Control Commission held separate press conferences on Monday to introduce the country's drug situation and rehabilitation work 

According to a report released by the national commission on the drug situation in 2017, there are 2.5 billion drug addicts in China by the end of 2017. The Ministry of Justice Office also released that since 2008, more than 1.3 million people have taken  compulsory detoxification and rehabilitated at detoxification sites across the country, and there are currently 240,000 people in the rehab process.

According to the drug situation report, the drug addicts in China are mainly in the ages 18 to 35, and there are 1.419 million registered addicts in this age range, accounting for 55.6 percent of the national total.

Liu Zhiqiang, deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice said at a press conference that there is no single drug or single method in the world can completely eliminate addiction.

In 2017, a total of 344,000 new drug users were discovered nationwide. And the drug relapse number is 532,000.

Efforts have been made all over the country. According to the report of Chinanews, southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is under the dual pressure of overseas penetration and domestic drug crime due to its proximity to the "golden triangle", a notorious drug producing area where the borders of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet at the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong Rivers. The situation of drug crime there is becoming increasingly serious and complicated.

The enforcement of the law has been increased. Until May, a total of 2,090 drug-related crimes involving 2,270 people have been sentenced by courts in Guangxi.

Southwestern Yunnan Province, which also adjoins the "golden triangle" area has cooperated with Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and other surrounding countries in the anti-drug fight, and 2.44 tons of drugs were seized in 2016.