Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
The Action Committee Against Narcotics (ACAN) noted at its meeting today (October 9) the statistical figures of the Central Registry of Drug Abuse (CRDA) and other drug-related figures in the first half of 2025. ACAN noticed that the total number of reported drug abusers in the first half of 2025 was lower than that of 2024, while the number of reported young drug abusers aged under 21 registered a slight increase. ACAN will closely monitor the situation in the remaining quarters of 2025, and will carry out its anti-drug work according to the latest situation.
Figures from the CRDA revealed that the total number of reported drug abusers in the first half of 2025 decreased by 4 per cent (from 3 055 to 2 919) when compared with that of 2024. The three most common types of drugs abused in the first half of 2025 were heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine (commonly known as “Ice”). The number of reported young drug abusers aged under 21 in the first half of 2025 increased from 453 to 457 when compared with the same period last year. Among these reported young drug abusers, 211 of them abused etomidate. In this group, the most common type of drugs abused was etomidate, followed by cannabis and cocaine.