"From the data it appears that the peak period has passed. But drugs are still widespread," says Minister Ma, who can reel off a long list of drug-related statistics. The situation today is somewhat better than in 1992-93. Ma's ultimate goal is to force the number of arrests and amount confiscated down to the pre-1989 level, so that drug use returns to being an isolated phenomenon.
「從數字上判斷，可以說泛濫的高峰期已經過去，但泛濫並未結束」，隨口就可以背出一長串毒品相關數字的馬英九指出，目前的狀況比民國八十一年略有改善，而他的終極目標，則是將緝獲量和犯案人數「逼」回民國七十八年前的低水準，讓毒品活動復歸沈寂。