In 2024, Shandong courts concluded a total of 412 cases of various drug crimes and sentenced 625 drug criminals. Among them, the heavy sentence rate of those sentenced to imprisonment for more than 5 years was 21.12%, higher than that of ordinary criminal cases; The probation application rate for drug crimes is 4.48%, far lower than that of ordinary criminal cases. Under the continuous high-pressure crackdown, the number of drug crimes in Shandong has steadily decreased for seven consecutive years. Luo Ying, Deputy Chief Judge of the First Criminal Division of the Shandong Provincial High People's Court, stated that the court continues to pay attention to the "laughing gas" crime, with young people as the main victim group. The court deepens the mechanism of cooperation between the government and the court, holds symposiums and conducts joint research with relevant departments of the public security, procuratorial, and government to study the path of comprehensive governance. In addition, the courts in Shandong actively participate in cracking down on crimes involving addictive substances such as ephedrine and weight loss drugs under national control. They continue to pay attention to the crackdown and comprehensive management of crimes involving narcotic drugs, and promote the establishment of a closed-loop management mechanism for the recycling of narcotic drugs. In terms of anti drug publicity and education, the Shandong Higher People's Court has organized and carried out the selection of anti drug short videos of the Shandong Court for three consecutive years. 106 short videos of various types of anti drug videos have been shot by the case interpretation method, and they have been released to the public through the people's court's microblog, WeChat official account, etc. to carry out anti drug publicity. Next, we will integrate the promotion of youth protection against addictive substances such as narcotic drugs with drug crime trials and juvenile justice work, highlighting the judicial characteristics of publicity and education work. ”Luo Ying stated that Shandong courts will use forms such as case statements and short videos to periodically report on the punishment of crimes involving addictive substances such as narcotic drugs in accordance with the law. (New Society)