Anti-Drug Policy

Anti- Drug Policy

Updated: April 2019

The University strives for maintaining a safe and productive environment free from the influence of illicit drugs. The unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs is prohibited and is a violation of University policy and Chinese laws. Students who violate this policy will be subject to criminal charge as well as disciplinary action of expulsion from the University and the country. It is also written in Chinese law and a University policy that any student must notify ICES immediately after conviction of a criminal drug offense occurring on campus or off campus. If a student fails to report a criminal drug offense will also face the criminal charge as well as disciplinary action of expulsion from the University and the country.


  1. About Drug:

According to Chinese laws, drug refers to opium, heroin, methamphetamine, morphine, marijuana, cocaine and other controlled narcotic and psychotropic substances that cause addictions.


  1. Common Illegal Acts Related to Drug

    • Illegal drug possession;

    • Supply drug to others;

    • Drug trafficking;

    • Taking or injecting drug;

    • Supply accommodation for others to take or inject drug, or introduce drug trafficking;

    • Force, induce, instigate, cheat others to take or inject drug.



Related Laws and Regulations Excerpts

Criminal Law of the People' s Republic of China

Article 347: Smuggling, trafficking, transporting, producing drug, no matter the amounts, shall impose criminal liability and punishment.


Article 348: Illegal possession of opium of more than 1000g, heroin or methylamphetamine of more than 50g, or a large amount of other drug shall impose set term of imprisonment of more than 7 years or life imprisonment, and subject to fine;

illegal possession of opium of more than 200g but less than 1000g, heroin or methylamphetamine or more than 10g but less than 50g, or quite a large amount of other drug, shall impose set term imprisonment of no more than 3 years, or detention or surveillance, and charge fine; for severe cases, set term imprisonment of 3 to 7 years, and charge fine.


Article 353: Induce, instigate, cheat others to take or inject drug, set term Imprisonment of no more than 3 years detention or surveil lance, and charge fine for severe cases, set term imprisonment of 3 to 7 years, and charge a fine Force others to take or inject drug, set term detention of 3 to 10 years, and charge a fine Induce Instigate, cheat or force juveniles to take or inject drug, shall Impose a heavier punishment.


Article 357: The term "narcotic drugs" as used in this Law means opium, heroin, methylaniline (ice), morphine, marijuana, cocaine and other narcotic and psychotropic substances that can make people addicted to their use and are controlled under State regulations


Anti-drug Law of the People's Republic of China,

Article 32: The public security organ may make necessary testing on drug addict suspects, and such

suspects shall accept the testing; if anyone refuses to accept the testing, a compulsory testing on him is allowed upon the approval of the person in charge of the public security organ of the people's government at or above the county level or its dispatched office.


Article 59: For these following behaviors, considered as a crime, criminal responsibility shall be affixed

(1). Smuggling, trafficking, transporting, producing drug;

(2). Illegal drug possession;

(6). Force, induce, instigate, cheat others to take or inject drug;

(7). provide drug for others.


Article 61: For supply accommodation for others to take or inject drug, or introduce drug trafficking, considered as a crime, criminal responsibility shall be affixed: not considered as a crime, the public security organization shall impose detention of 10 to 15 days, and shall charge no more than 3000 yuan; if the case is slight, detention of no more than 5 days or charge no more than 500 yuan.


Security Administration Punishment Act of People’s Republic of china

Article 72: For these following behaviors. detention of 10 to 15 days, and impose a fine of no more than 2000 yuan; if the case is slight, detention of no more than 5 days or fine of no more than 500 Yuan

(1) Illegal possession of opium of no more 200g, heroin or methylamphetamine of no more than 10g, or a small amount of other drug;

(2) Supply drug to others;

(3) Taking or injecting drugs;

(4) Force, cheat medical staff to issue narcotic and psychotropic substances


Article 73: Instigate, induce, cheat others to take or inject drug, the case shall impose detention of 10 to 15 days, and a fine of 500 yuan to 2000 yuan.