26Feb Students of 99% Secondary School Take Drugs

Government surveyed students from 112 secondary schools, and 111 out of them indicated that they had drugs. Secretary for Security Mr. Lee Shao-Guang said that a 2008-2009 survey showed that there were 4.3% secondary school students admitted drug use, which is 1% higher than four years ago. Among the 112 schools which were surveyed, students from 111 secondary schools admit of drug abuse. The survey interviewed nearly 158 thousand students, which accounted 20% of all students in Hong Kong. Mr. Lee said that 49.4% of the students took ketamine and 35.6% took marijuana. 36.2% of the students use drugs at friend’s house, whereas 25% in their own house and 25.1% at entertainment area.
Source: Yahoo! News
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