An unbreakable cycle : drug dependency treatment, mandatory confinement, and HIV/AIDS in China's Guangxi Province / Human Rights Watch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Human Rights Watch (Organization)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug addicts--Legal status, laws, etc--China.

Drug addicts.

Drug abuse--Rehabilitation--China.

Drug abuse.

Substance abuse treatment facilities--China.

Substance abuse treatment facilities.

HIV infections--China--Prevention.

HIV infections.

AIDS (Disease)--China--Prevention.

AIDS (Disease).

Drug abuse--Rehabilitation.

Drug addicts--Legal status, laws, etc.

China.

Physical Description:

43 pages ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Drug dependency, mandatory confinement, and HIV/AIDS in China's Guangxi Province

China, an unbreakable cycle

Place of Publication:

New York : Human Rights Watch, [2008]

Summary:

"In China, illicit drug use is an administrative offense and Chinese law dictates that drug users 'must be rehabilitated.' In reality, police raids on drug users often drive them underground, away from methadone clinics, needle exchange sites, and other proven HIV prevention services. And every year Chinese policy send tens of thousands of drug users to mandatory drug treatment centers, often for years, without trial or due process" -- p. [4] of cover.

Notes:

"December 2008."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1564324168

9781564324160

OCLC:

297421240