DRUG HOTLINE OPENS IN CHINA

People in central China's Henan Province can now dial a hotline for
information on dangers of drugs and national and local laws against
drug abuse.

The 24/7 service, available at #16800626, provides professional advice
on drug abstinence, and brief explanations of local drug addiction
treatment centers.

The effort is to publicize the basics on drug awareness and to
encourage citizens to help police uncover drug trafficking and related
crimes.

In another development, over 10,000 teenagers in northeastern China's
Jilin Province Sunday signed their names on two white banners, vowing
to stay drug-free and to fight drug-related crimes.

The United Nations set June 26 as the International Day Against Drug
Abuse in 1987, with the support of 138 countries.