Now go read that again and notice that in high-prevalence regions, use is ~1-2%. Wonder what it is in the low-prevalence regions... If the US had that kind of usage statistics, every anti-drug activist in the US and I would be very happy. Even happier if use went lower.
Let me help you with a few quotes:
First:
In Chinese history, drug abuse and prostitution have been considered "social evils." The Chinese government typically takes "crackdown" measures and tries to eradicate these phenomena. China did achieve a success story in the 1950s. Illicit drug abuse and prostitution were eradicated through national anti-drug and anti-prostitution campaigns [3,34]. However, this success has not been repeated in the past two decades.
Second:
Illicit drug abuse and HIV/AIDS have increased rapidly in the past 10 to 20 years in China.
The study was a co-op between the University of Alabama and the Chinese Center for Disease Control. Which of them would you guess provided the absolute figures for citation?
Lastly, what exactly is the problem with a high execution rate? The lack of crime?
Well, the "killing people" part maybe?
from the CIA Factbook on Singapore: "drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement efforts"
Hmm yes. Totally comprehensive.
Well, can't argue that, it's from the factbook after all.
Let me help you with a few quotes:
First:
In Chinese history, drug abuse and prostitution have been considered "social evils." The Chinese government typically takes "crackdown" measures and tries to eradicate these phenomena. China did achieve a success story in the 1950s. Illicit drug abuse and prostitution were eradicated through national anti-drug and anti-prostitution campaigns [3,34]. However, this success has not been repeated in the past two decades.
Second:
Illicit drug abuse and HIV/AIDS have increased rapidly in the past 10 to 20 years in China.
The study was a co-op between the University of Alabama and the Chinese Center for Disease Control. Which of them would you guess provided the absolute figures for citation?
Lastly, what exactly is the problem with a high execution rate? The lack of crime?
Well, the "killing people" part maybe?
from the CIA Factbook on Singapore: "drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement efforts"
Hmm yes. Totally comprehensive. Well, can't argue that, it's from the factbook after all.