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Article: HONG KONG: STUDENT DRUG ABUSE RATE FALLS.
- Article from:
- IPR Strategic Business Information Database
- Article date:
- November 23, 2005
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According to news.gov.hk: The percentage of students admitting to have taken heroin fell to 0.3% last year from 0.9% in 2000, while the figure for psychotropic drugs fell to 0.7% from 2.1%, according to a survey. The most common psychotropic substances were ketamine (53.2%), cannabis (50.7%), ecstasy (46.5%) and cough medicine (20.6%). About 97% of secondary students have never used drugs. But 1.9% have been offered heroin and 3.1% have been offered a ...