922,000 isolated for drug rehabilitation in 4 yrs

BEIJING - About 922,000 Chinese people participated in compulsory isolation for drug rehabilitation over the past four years, Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu said Tuesday.

Meng issued a report on China's drug control situation at a bimonthly legislative session that opened Tuesday, also the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Of the total, 641,000 drug users did not relapse in the three years following treatment, he said.

The government has helped more than 40,000 recovering drug addicts return to society following rehabilitation through various programs, including employment assistance programs, according to Meng.