Peking University Law School Professor Zhao Hong's Remark That Drug Use Is Self-Harm Sparks Controversy - Chronicle

On Sep 13, an interview featuring Zhao Hong, a professor at Peking University Law School, sparked heated debate after she stated that drug use is a form of self-harm and that cyberbullying reflects inadequate legal popularization. On Sep 15, netizens dug up multiple violent crime cases from the 1990s caused by drug use, questioning whether her remarks were detached from reality.

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2026-09-16 00:21 · 9月13日，北大法学院教授赵宏谈及此前因主张吸毒记录封存而遭网暴时称吸毒是自残行为并归咎普法不到位，遭网友翻出旧案反驳。

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Sayings · 2026-09-16 00:20 On September 13, PKU Law School Professor Zhao Hong, when discussing being cyberbullied previously for advocating the sealing of drug use records, claimed that drug use is self-harm and blamed insufficient legal popularization, only to be refuted by netizens digging up old cases.

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