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Drug Abuse
Study results from Peking University, National Institute on Drug Dependence broaden understanding of drug abuse
July 5th, 2008
Research findings, 'Drug abuse in China: past, present and future,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, "Following British importation of opium to China in 1760s, the use and production of the drug in China increased dramatically. This situation was aggravated after the failure of Opium Wars that occurred between the United Kingdom and the Qing Empire in China with the aim of forcing China to import British Opium; this war made China open the door to a free flowing opium trade, with disastrous social and public health consequences." "The subsequent rise of the new China created...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-07-05)
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