In addition to being a strategically important hub of conventional trade in the East Asian island chain, Taiwan is also a significant relay station for illegal drugs. Case in point, one of Taiwan’s most prolific drug chemists is currently serving a prison sentence in Indonesia. Despite the exhortations of Taiwan’s police agencies, drugs of every kind permeate Taiwanese society at every level, especially Taiwan’s schools. Can’t Quit reports on the drug phenomenon from every angle, tracking the places where drugs are part of the fabric of daily life, the people who are using them, and their reasons for doing so (spoiler: almost no one is doing drugs because they want to be an addict), revealing the true face of substance abuse and capturing a snapshot of the drug market in contemporary Taiwan.