Teenagers who use new drugs are mostly "mixed circles"
Guangzhou police improve the accuracy of cracking down on new drugs to break the cycle
□ Our reporter Deng Jun
□ Our correspondent Qiu Lihong and Su Yingying
In the hit TV series "Thirty Only" last year, the heroine Gu Jia did not hesitate to buy a brand-name bag in order to get a ticket to the "wife circle", which once became a hot topic online and offline.
A reporter from the "Rule of Law Daily" found that in real life, some young people blindly follow the behavior of others in order to squeeze into the so-called "circle", and try to disguise themselves as "laughing gas", "stamps", "acacia bark" and other new types of Drugs, new psychoactive substances, contraband, indulge in them and cannot extricate themselves, and eventually fall into the abyss of illegal crimes.
The abuse of new drugs has a serious impact on the physical and mental health of young people, resulting in cases of illness, disability and even death from time to time.
How to break the vicious circle and guard the pure land of youth growth?
The reporter recently interviewed the Anti-drug Detachment of Guangzhou Public Security Bureau of Guangdong Province and learned that the Guangzhou police pays close attention to information research and judgment, strengthens the observation and monitoring of the drug consumption market, improves information processing capabilities, digs deep and expands lines, builds a learning police force, and builds drug laboratories , to improve the precision and accuracy of the attack, through the whole chain of attack, to solve the erosive harm of new drugs, new psychoactive substances, and contraband to young people.
Wear a stress-relieving coat
Damage caused by abuse is irreversible
According to the deputy police officer of the Anti-Drug Detachment of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau, compared with traditional drugs, new drugs and new psychoactive substances often appear in young people's lives under the guise of "relieving stress".
However, after a period of abuse, young talents realize that the body has become dependent, and the damage to the human nervous system caused by long-term abuse is irreversible.
"When the thrill of 'entry-level' contraband begins to subside and can't meet their psychological needs, they often try drugs that are more addictive and harmful, seek stronger stimulation, and eventually fall into the abyss. ' said the deputy police officer.
In March 2021, the Ministry of Public Security, the National Health Commission, and the State Drug Administration jointly issued an announcement that 18 new psychoactive substances, including synthetic cannabinoids, would be listed for control from July of the same year.
In the observation and monitoring of the drug consumption market, the Guangzhou police increased the collection and prediction of the trend information, and identified a number of illegal objects who smoked and sold cannabinoids.
On July 1 of that year, the day when the announcement came into effect, the task force launched a net collection operation, arrested 6 drug abuse suspects, and seized a batch of synthetic cannabinoid electronic pods. The first newly-listed synthetic cannabinoid case in Guangdong Province was solved.
Subsequently, the task force successively destroyed several distribution groups with Chen and Zhu as the core and the upstream production network.
At work, the police found that young adults under the age of 35 accounted for a considerable proportion of the people who abused new psychoactive substances.
This is also related to the group's high rate of access to the Internet, wide acceptance of Internet information, and the pursuit of novel and unique lifestyles.
The acting police officer revealed that, misled by the legalization of marijuana trade in some foreign regions, some young people mistakenly believed that marijuana was not a drug, and even continued to smoke marijuana after returning to China.
It was under the guidance of misunderstanding that they were captured by drugs and touched the bottom line of the law.
"No matter the number, as long as there is drug sales, it may constitute a drug trafficking crime." The police handling the case said, and this illegal criminal record will have a negative impact on individuals and families.
Make laughing gas a fashion
The spread is fast and the momentum is fierce
In recent years, there have been frequent cases of teenagers abusing "laughing gas" to cause illness, disability and death in some cities abroad and in China.
Officer Wang, a police officer from the Anti-drug Detachment of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau, recalled that the police once dispatched officers to deal with a malicious police case. When the police arrived, they found that two teenagers were excited and malicious after taking "laughing gas".
"Laughing gas", or nitrous oxide, is a hazardous chemical that is colorless and sweet, has a mild narcotic effect, and can make people laugh.
After "laughing gas" enters the blood, it will lead to hypoxia in the human body. The hallucinations and pleasures produced by the abuse of "laughing gas" are actually a series of reactions caused by human hypoxia. Long-term abuse will lead to irreversible damage to the central nervous system.
According to the 2016 World Drug Survey released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, "laughing gas" has become the seventh most prevalent drug of abuse globally.
The police handling the case introduced: "The abuse of 'laughing gas' spreads rapidly and rapidly among people under the age of 35. Their reason is very simple, just to relax or 'mix the circle'. Serious consequences will result, causing irreversible damage such as memory loss, unresponsiveness, mental disorder, disability and paralysis."
More and more people of insight also recognize the harm of "laughing gas" abused by young people, and call on relevant departments to strengthen the crackdown on illegal production and sale of "laughing gas".
Guangzhou police has organized a special rectification operation for "laughing gas" since January 1, 2021, and it is also the first city to attack the illegal production and sale of "laughing gas" with a special rectification operation.
At the beginning of the operation, we coordinated the anti-drug and legal departments to work together to solve problems such as evidence identification and application of laws in a timely manner, and began to trace the source from the bottom-level people who smoked and abused, from distributors, wholesalers, to manufacturers, to curb abuse from the source.” Laughing gas" spread.
As of June this year, Guangzhou police had cracked 46 "laughing gas" cases, arrested 326 criminals, destroyed 9 illegal production dens and 4 warehouses outside the city, and seized 211,000 "laughing gas".
In the process of handling the case, the Guangzhou police once arrested a female suspect who abused "laughing gas". This young, beautiful and fashionably dressed "Internet celebrity" explained that she fell in love two years ago and began to smoke under the guidance of a bad friend. Laughing gas", I just wanted to relieve depression at first, but I didn't expect it to get out of hand.
"Entering the pit" spent more than 300,000 yuan in more than a year.
"I thought it was a fashion, and some people tried to 'get together' with me by smoking 'mixed circles' together." Until one day, when she found herself crouching down and unable to stand up, she learned after diagnosis and treatment that smoking "laughs" Qi" caused nerve damage in the legs, and the treatment cost more than 100,000 yuan and still has not been fundamentally relieved.
There are always people who better than you
Improve tracking ability
"Unlike cannabinoids and 'laughing gas' abusers who like to 'share', there are still some relatively niche new psychoactive substances on the market, and most of them are people who are more withdrawn or have special needs. These new psychoactive substances are very hidden and hallucinogenic, and often appear in unexpected forms, such as hallucinogenic mushrooms, 'stamps', acacia bark commonly known as 'Ayahuasca', 'bath salts', etc. ." Wang said.
"The 'stamp' is highly concealed due to its small size, easy camouflage, and easy portability. A piece of paper the size of a fingernail is held in the mouth or attached to the skin, which will create strong hallucinations. The 'mushroom' flowing in from abroad ', also has a strong hallucinogenic effect." Officer Wang said that these drugs have the characteristics of "new style, strong hallucinogenic, easy to smoke, and difficult to find", and some young people are attracted by the curiosity. Falling into the vortex of drug abuse, under the domination of hallucinations, often commit suicide, self-mutilation, and even harm others.
New types of drugs are emerging in an endless stream, and the speed of iterative upgrading is extremely fast. Guangzhou Police is also committed to building a learning police force to capture new technologies and techniques emerging in the society in a timely manner and keep pace with the changing trends of the world's drug situation.
"The devil is one foot tall, and the road is one foot tall. Only by walking in front of the criminals can we fight crime better," said the relevant person in charge of the Guangzhou Anti-Narcotics Detachment.
With the official establishment of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau's Drug Detection and Analysis Laboratory, the police's ability to detect, analyze and track new psychoactive substances has been greatly improved, providing technological blessings for serving actual combat and precise guidance.
In the intelligence exchange field held every week, the front-line police officers learned the latest information investigation skills and the latest crime characteristics through the sharing of top intelligence officers and thematic courseware, which greatly improved the level of drug crime investigation.