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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: The Chinese government’s response to drug use and HIV/AIDS: A review of policies and programs | HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL Li et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2010 7 4 http content 7 1 4 REVIEW Open Access The Chinese government s response to drug use and HIV AIDS A review of policies and programs Jianhua Li 1 Toan H Ha2 Cunmin Zhang1 Hongjie Liu2 Abstract Illicit drug use has become popular in China. Acknowledging the challenge of illicit drug use China has adopted several new policies on the management of illicit drug use in recent years. This study reviews the current policies on drug use and assesses the harm reduction interventions among drug users in China. The review documents that the new policies on drug use provide a variety of choices of detoxification treatment for drug users. The methadone maintenance treatment and needle exchange programs have been adopted as harm reduction models in China. Most of the reviewed harm reduction programs have been successfully implemented and yielded positive effects in reducing drug related risk behaviors among drug users. Although there remain barriers to the effective implementation of policies on drug use and harm reduction programs Chinese government has shown their commitment to support the expansion of harm reduction interventions for drug users throughout the country. Introduction History of drug use in China China has a long history of illicit drug use. Opium was first trafficked into China by ancient Arabians in early 700 BC 1 . During the 16th century British colonists imported Indian opium into China as a means of exchange for goods such as silk tea and cash. Since then opium has been grown and used throughout China 2 . The number of drug addicts exceeded 20 million in 1949 when the new China was founded. Following the launching of an extensive anti-drug campaign in the early 1950s the Chinese government news agency announced in 1953 that drug abuse was completely eliminated from the mainland which led China to be considered a drug-free country for the next thirty years 2 3 . Drug