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Government announces anti-drugs campaign

China's National Narcotics Control Commission has launched a campaign to combat the spread of recreational drug use in China, focusing on 10,000 recreation venues in the cities of Beijing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Dalian, Harbin, Wuhan and Urumqi, state media reported. At a launch ceremony in Beijing, Vice Minister of the commission Zhang Xinfeng said there had been an increase in the use of methamphetamines as well as in the number of drug-takers, particularly in recreational venues such as KTV (karaoke and TV) clubs.

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