Research On Status And Improvement Strategies Of Drug Addict Administration In Shanghai

Being a hazard of the international community, drug abuse has imposed negative impact on social stability, economy development, and ecological balance of all the countries worldwide. Drug abuse directly harms the physical and mental health of drug addicts as well as their lives and families. Meanwhile, drug abuse wastes a lot of social wealth and thereby influences the smooth development of the national economy. In addition, drug abuse may induce criminal offenses and public security problems, which becomes a threat to the social order and national security. Influenced by the influx of international and domestic drug addiction and other drug-related factors, the current situation of drug addicts in Shanghai is quite severe. Ending as March 2007, there were more than 33,000 drug addicts being registered in Shanghai, while the figure of districts where lived more than 1,000 drug addicts reached 12. Therefore, it is of great significance to strengthen the research on drug addict administration in Shanghai. This treatise focuses on drug addict administration with analysis of the characteristics of drug addicts in Shanghai, administration measures for drug addict and the major problems, as well as suggestion for countermeasures. Highlights of the main contents are as follows:Starting with the definition of drug and drug addicts, Chapter I introduces the significance of drug addict administration, status in quo of researches at home and abroad, theoretical basis of this treatise, and research object and methods.Chapter II analyzes the drug sources in Shanghai and characteristics of drug addicts of the city. For example: the number of drug addicts in Shanghai is increasing year by year, which has become a great threat to the social security; ages of drug addicts tend to be younger than before; more drug addicts engages in drug trafficking to sustain their drug use; the type of drug taken by drug addicts is increasing; drug abuse and AIDS is spreading rapidly; money obtained from drug trafficking eventually flows to terrorist organizations, etc. All the above indicates that it is imperative to strengthen the drug addict administration in Shanghai.Chapter III analyzes the current status of the drug addict administration in Shanghai in depth, including the major administration measures for drug addicts in Shanghai and major problems, such as poor administration of drug-related places by responsible administrators, imperfect construction of public security information network, community policemen being lack of knowledge on drug rehabilitation, ineffective community administration and rehabilitation for drug addicts, drug rehabilitation centers in Shanghai hardly meeting the needs, and so on.Chapter IV raises the countermeasures of drug addict administration in Shanghai, including strengthening anti-drug education and publicity, monitoring and administering drug addicts in all directions by taking advantage of the public security network, strengthening drug-related trainings for on-post policemen; severely fighting against illegal drug abuse, strengthening administration over public entertainment places, strengthening community administration and rehabilitation for drug addicts, strengthening the construction and administration of drug rehabilitation centers; strengthening international and domestic cooperation and exchanges on drug rehabilitation .Chapter V summarizes the conclusion of the treatise and the study for the next step.