Party drug use continues its rapid increase

In Shanghai, nearly half of all users of illegal substances are younger than 35

SHANGHAI - More people younger than 35 years old, including white-collar workers and university students, have been taking synthetic drugs in Shanghai, according to the latest statistics from the Shanghai Narcotics Control Commission.

The annually released figures on the narcotics situation in the city showed that 321 more people were found using drugs in the first quarter of this year, more than 90 percent of whom used synthetic drugs.