No easing up in fight against illicit drugs

This year, China has observed the World Anti-Narcotics Day, which fell on Wednesday, with a piece of encouraging news.

According to an annual report released by the National Narcotics Control Commission, there were 2.4 million known drug users in the country to the end of 2018, as compared with 2.55 million in 2017 - the first time the number has declined.

While it is still too early to say that China's anti-narcotics situation has reached a turning point, this definitely marks a milestone in the country's fight against the use and illicit trafficking of drugs, especially against the global backdrop where the range of drugs and drug markets are diversifying and expanding as never before.