The number of known drug users in China rose 6.8 per cent to 2.505 million last year, with more than 60 per cent consuming synthetic drugs, according to the government. Photo: AFP The number of known drug users in China rose 6.8 per cent to 2.505 million last year, with more than 60 per cent consuming synthetic drugs, according to the government. Photo: AFP
The number of known drug users in China rose 6.8 per cent to 2.505 million last year, with more than 60 per cent consuming synthetic drugs, according to the government. Photo: AFP
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Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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The number of known drug users in China rose 6.8 per cent to 2.505 million last year, with more than 60 per cent consuming synthetic drugs, according to the government. Photo: AFP The number of known drug users in China rose 6.8 per cent to 2.505 million last year, with more than 60 per cent consuming synthetic drugs, according to the government. Photo: AFP
The number of known drug users in China rose 6.8 per cent to 2.505 million last year, with more than 60 per cent consuming synthetic drugs, according to the government. Photo: AFP
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