BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- China's drug control authority announced on Wednesday that it will place 16 additional non-medicinal narcotic and psychotropic substances under control.

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The control will take effect on July 1, 2026, according to the office of China National Narcotics Control Commission.

After this addition, China has placed 412 types of non-medicinal narcotic and psychotropic drugs, as well as the entire categories of fentanyl-related substances, synthetic cannabinoids and nitazenes-related substances under control.