The first stage of the anti-drug campaign--preventing the situation from deteriorating--has already proved successful. But success at this stage creates its own problems. Now that drugs have been made so scarce that prices have skyrocketed, if there is even slight relaxation in vigilance, then dealers will reap windfall profits. They could then use the money to expand their organizations and even upgrade their firepower.
反毒第一階段﹘﹘遏阻惡化﹘﹘的目標已然達成，不過階段性的成功中更暗藏隱憂：鑑於毒品價格已經炒得天高，此時查緝行動若稍有鬆懈，坐享暴利的毒販馬上會聲勢坐大，擁兵自重、添購火力都是可能的，世界上許多國家「越反越毒」的例子正是前車之鑑。