A comprehensive review of the road to drug rehabilitation! Zombie smoke bombs are rampant; drug driving has increased 27 times in 2 years; a firsthand look at the fast-growing care center in a rehabilitation center; a drug addict’s first-hand confession
Zero tolerance for drug driving! On June 18th of this year (2026), in response to the rampant drug driving, the Executive Yuan amended the law to classify etomidate as a Class I drug, with the most severe penalty of death for transportation and trafficking. While a strong hand is used in front-end drug enforcement, back-end drug rehabilitation is even more important. NOWNEWS reviews Taiwan’s drug rehabilitation system and finds that there are still shortcomings to be addressed.