Anti-drug handwritten newspaper information: Anti-drug in Southwest China

Anti-drug control in the Southwest

In the southwest region where opium cultivation is seriously rampant, on March 1, 1950, the Southwest Military and Political Commission issued the "Instructions on Spring Plowing and Agricultural Production in 1950", specifically It was pointed out that the cultivation of opium should be strictly prohibited. In the spring of 1951, opium cultivation was basically banned in the southwestern region. For example, in Minquan Township, Songming County, Yunnan, farmers voluntarily signed a pact to ensure that not a single tobacco seed would be buried in the soil and that the tobacco fields would be replanted with other crops.

Since there were too many people cultivating and taking drugs in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the manpower and material resources for drug control were limited, the early anti-drug work adopted tactics of blocking the circulation link, focusing on cracking down on criminals who trafficked and sold drugs. At that time, it was called "a stick in the middle". In this way, those who grow opium cannot sell it, and those who smoke it cannot buy it, so the effect is remarkable.

According to incomplete statistics, in the southwestern provinces where tobacco and drugs are rampant, more than 10,000 tobacco and drug cases of various types were uncovered in 1950, more than 10,000 tobacco and drug addicts were convicted, more than 1,000 people were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, and opium was seized. 948,000 taels and more than 7,000 packages of drugs were seized, more than 220,000 pieces of smoking paraphernalia were seized, more than 5,400 opium dens were sealed, 13 drug trafficking vehicles were confiscated, more than 30,000 smokers were registered, and more than 13,000 people quit.

After the issuance of the "Order" of the Government Affairs Council, all provinces, cities, administrative offices, and regions in Sichuan have successively established anti-smoking and anti-drug committees at all levels, and anti-smoking and anti-drug groups have also been established in rural areas in some areas. The key task of anti-drug organizations at all levels is to carry out extensive anti-smoking and drug propaganda and launch a mass anti-smoking and drug campaign. Most localities have carried out extensive and in-depth anti-smoking and drug publicity and education at the People's Representative Conference, the Farmer Representative Conference, and through rent reduction and mortgage refunds. The forms include special discussions, grievance meetings, street propaganda, cartoon slogans, etc., to make it a household name, known to women and children.

For example, Guang'an County, Sichuan, organizes smokers to write and perform their own programs, such as "Smokers Look Back" and "Smokers Sigh", etc. They also use flower drums, money boards and other methods to persuade smokers. There is also a propaganda team organized by various anti-drug agencies to collect and compose some smoking cessation songs and spread them widely: Chairman Mao called for a large-scale drug control, and all of us must respond. Smash the pipe and burn the smoke so that they will never appear again. Banning smoking will strengthen your body and let your arms go to work; banning smoking will save money, support North Korea in winning the war, and support the country's construction. ?

Fuling County, Sichuan Province (now part of Chongqing) held a mass anti-smoking meeting with more than 20,000 people in December 1950. It widely publicized the dangers of smoking and poisoning, announced government measures to ban smoking and poisoning, and burned tobacco and smoking utensils in public. Thirteen drug offenders were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment and four were sentenced to death. After the meeting, a vigorous and in-depth publicity was carried out. Within three days alone, 1,863 people in the urban area registered to request addiction treatment. Many drug addicts have surrendered their smoking and drug paraphernalia and asked to rehabilitate themselves. Schools, security groups, and public night schools in the urban area often carry out publicity and mobilize relatives, friends, and neighbors to warn them. The county's anti-smoking committee has expanded its smoking cessation clinics, and all major towns along the river have established anti-smoking and drug rehabilitation branches, bringing anti-drug work to every corner of the county. In Nanchuan County, Sichuan (now part of Chongqing), from the winter of 1950 to the spring of 1951, on the one hand, the county adopted the methods of reporting, exposing, persuading, and persuading. On the other hand, the county was divided into 10 no-smoking spots based on the jurisdiction. Drug addicts were trained in batches, with each period lasting 2 to 3 months. A total of 21,116 addicts were trained and more than 230,000 pieces of smoking cigarettes were handed over.

Nationwide, by the end of 1952, except for Gansu, Sichuan, Xiangxi, Guangxi and other ethnic minority areas where the ban on smoking and poisoning was extended to 1956 and 1957, all Han Chinese areas in inland provinces and remote provinces were Eliminated drugs.