Abstract: Objective To understand the current situation of juvenile drug abuse in Jiangxi Province,and to provide basis or reference for the prevention and intervention of the drug abuse.Methods A self-designed questionnaire survey was conducted among juvenile drug addicts (15-25 years old) from 4 drug rehabilitation institutes in Jiangxi province.Results Among the 426 adolescent drug abusers,male (86.38%),junior high school degree (62.44%),unemployed (61.27%) and unmarried (80.05%) accounted for the main part.In the past 12 months,the prevalence of the drug use for non-medical purposes and the frequency of synthetic drug use in the abuse of active substance were both higher than that of traditional drugs,among which methamphetamine was of the highest proportion(69.95 per cent for male and 67.84 per cent for female);The average age of initial drug abuse was 18.27±2.15 years;The main way to use it is to burn (60.80%).The route was provided by the company (73.71%);Most drug abuse was found in hotel/restaurant (50.47%),and the main reason was the pursuit of euphoric/simulative (40.38%).Conclusion Attention should be paid to the synthetic drug abuse among young people and active drug use for non-medical purposes,especially among those who are young,less educated,unemployed and unmarried males.