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1) drug addiction could put an end to one generation, hurt them both physically and culturally;
2) it could pollute the social environment. More drug addicts in society would lead to a great rise of crime offence in public order and other drug-related crimes such as theft, prostitution, robbery, swindle etc.;
3) it could also spread certain kinds of diseases, especially “AIDS” infected through blood;
4)furthermore, it could become a further incentive to the illicit drug trafficking, for drug addiction provides the smugglers with the markets , while in turn, drug trafficking supplies narcotics for the consumers.
From all of the above, the situation of drug problems in China can be concluded as one of the most sophisticated organized crimes with different spheres as smuggling, trafficking, dealing, consuming and other coordinated processes.
Ⅱ．Possible Tendency of Drug Crime in China
Through our investigating and researching，compared with some other countries in the world, drug crime is still a new matter of not more than ten years in China． In the following ten years, we will witness more illegal drug trafficking，especially that of superfines, more illegal poppy planting，and more drug addictions， and as a result，the drug-related crimes involving property would increase too．If we don’t keep up with the work of eradication of drug abuse，it is impossible for us to wipe out the evils of drug crime within ten or more years． The following evidence would support my forecast：
1．China has a large contiguous area with some drug resource countries of “Golden Triangle Area”． International smugglers see China as a profitable market and a very important passageway to Hong Kong and other countries or regions，which undoubtedly results in China as a victimized neighbor． According to the statistics by China’s top narcotics official Mr．Wang Fang，only last year，China arrested 829 foreign traffickers，including 605 from Burma, 107 from Vietnam, and 43 from Hong Kon9． Through another information，via to the combined attack to drug trafficking by Thailand and Burma，some underground drug factories in these countries were forced to move north word near Chinese boundary．It’s estimated that factories in this area have increased as many as twenty．If they pour l0％ of their products into China or spread them out through China，things would be quite different for us in our anti-drug struggle．It’s obvious that we could hardly change the condition of a victim unless the illegal drug trafficking from the outside is completely stopped．
2．Driven by the astonishing profits of illegal drug trafficking and poppy planting，some Chinese people in some rural areas began to plant opium poppy illegally．Before now，opium poppy and other raw materials have been found planted in some provinces and regions such as Yunnan，Guangxi，Gansu，etc．These provinces have rooted out almost 300 mu of them in recent years．The number indicates that we should keep our eyes open to the illegal planting．Of course，a certain period of time is still needed before we get rid of it completely．
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