"Even if they have to pay for it out of pocket," says Yen, "a month's worth of methadone costs only NT $ 4,000 per person. It's heroin's NT $ 70-80,000 per month cost that drives addicts to steal, to rob, and to murder.
「即使要自費，一人份一個月的美沙酮也只要新台幣 4000 元，而海洛英毒患每月動輒七、八萬元的鉅額開銷，才是促使他們偷、搶、殺人的因素。