2010/01/01 by Jianhua Li, Toan Ha, Cunmin Zhang +1 · 1 citation
Medicine · Psychology · Nursing · #HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk #HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions #Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes #Harm reduction #Psychological intervention #Government (linguistics) #Drug #Methadone maintenance #Health psychology #China #Drug user #Harm #Business #Illicit drug #Medicine #Methadone #Environmental health #Public relations #Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) #Public health #Psychiatry #Psychology #Political science #Family medicine #Nursing #Social psychology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1186/1477-7517-7-4
openalex publication_date 2010/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
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.