Chinaenws, Shanghai, November 16 - Shanghai municipal government has issued its regulation on stiking crimes involving new-type drugs.Nowadays, more parts of China and an increasing number of Chinese have fallen victim to drugs due to the global drug rampancy. Shanghai being an international metropolis, is also faced with severe drug problems.At present, nearly 70% of drugs confiscated in Shanghai are new-type drugs like icedrugs. It is the first time for new-type drugs to overrun traditional ones. The number of drug abusers now has all topped the 1,000-mark in 15 districts and counties in the municipalityThe abuse of drugs has spread to residential communities, hotels and restaurants, with more and more young people having become addicted to it, particularly in suburban areas. Most of the drug abusers in downtown areas are middle-aged persons.In the first 9 months of 2007, 5,800-odd drug abusers and drug traffickers were arrested in Shanghai, with more than 1,700 g of drugs confiscated.