Inoue Ken, Hashioka Sadayuki, Takeshita Haruo, Fujita Yasuyuki, Moriwaki Shigeto, Murayama Yuri, Fujita Yoshitsugu, Matsumoto Hidehiko, Takeichi Nobuo, Hoshi Masaharu, Noso Yoshihiro, Okazaki Yuji
Research and Education Faculty, Medical Sciences Cluster, Health Service Center, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan.
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan.
Leg Med (Tokyo). 2020 Nov;47:101739. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101739. Epub 2020 Jun 25.
In Japan over the past few years, approximately 13,000 individuals were arrested for drug offenses each year. It is useful to know the trends in drug offenses, in order to devise the most effective countermeasures and addiction treatment programs. Herein, we have revealed the trends in drug offenses in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. This report was researched the number of individuals arrested for drug offenses in Tokyo during the 3-year study period 2016-2018. The drugs are classified into the six categories: stimulants, narcotics, psychoactive drugs, opium, cannabis, and designated substances. We also calculated the percentages of individuals arrested for various drug offenses based on these six categories. Approximately 86% of the arrests for drug offenses in Tokyo during the 3-year period were for stimulants or cannabis. A higher percentage of individuals were arrested for stimulants, but the percentage of individuals arrested for cannabis increased each year. Given the percentage of individuals arrested for designated substances or narcotics, preventive measures for drug offenses involving stimulants and cannabis should be promptly implemented. Further campaigns to prevent drug offenses and public lectures are also needed. Public education must be provided to prevent drug offenses involving designated substances and narcotics.
在过去几年的日本，每年约有13000人因毒品犯罪被捕。了解毒品犯罪趋势，对于制定最有效的应对措施和成瘾治疗方案很有帮助。在此，我们揭示了东京都地区的毒品犯罪趋势。本报告研究了2016年至2018年这3年研究期间东京因毒品犯罪被捕的人数。毒品分为六类：兴奋剂、麻醉药品、精神活性药物、鸦片、大麻和指定物质。我们还根据这六类计算了因各种毒品犯罪被捕人员的百分比。在这3年期间，东京因毒品犯罪被捕的人员中约86%是因兴奋剂或大麻。因兴奋剂被捕的人员比例更高，但因大麻被捕的人员比例逐年上升。鉴于因指定物质或麻醉药品被捕的人员比例，应立即实施针对涉及兴奋剂和大麻的毒品犯罪的预防措施。还需要进一步开展预防毒品犯罪运动和公开讲座。必须提供公众教育，以预防涉及指定物质和麻醉药品的毒品犯罪。
