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Reports of teens using drugs in Hong Kong have increased by 25 percent over the past year. According to Professor Daniel Shek, chairman of the Action Committee Against Narcotics, 8,916 drug users were reported in the first six months of 2009, 1.7 percent more than the same period last year.

The number of drug users under 21 years old rose from 2,106 to 2,175 (a 3.2 percent increase). The number of drug users aged 12 to 15 grew by 25 percent, from 204 to 256. In addition, the number of newly reported female abusers under 21 increased by 19.3 percent, from 409 to 488.

Shek attributes the increase in young drug users to the falling price of the popular drug Ketamine. In addition, a more active anti-drug campaign has motivated more drug users to self-report and turn themselves in to authorities.

(Source: www.news.gov.hk)

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