Is Methadone legal in China?

Also known as: dolophine

Legal status

Methadone is a scheduled narcotic in China; 347, but no methadone-specific gram figure is published, the capital weight is left to confirmation.

Consequences if caught

Capital exposure: not established for this substance. China retains the death penalty for drug offences, under Criminal Law article 347, for trafficking a large quantity, and that much is established here. What is not established is this substance's own position under it: the source read here gives neither the article that would carry it nor any quantity at which it would apply. No threshold is stated in this cell because none was established. Do not read the absence of a figure as a safe amount. The country level position is the one to act on, and the substance specific position has to be settled against the current instrument.

If prescribed or medical

Prescribed for methadone-maintenance OST (a large national MMT programme) as a controlled narcotic.

Documentation

Declare controlled medicines; unlicensed import is treated as smuggling.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with China’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.