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Jonathan Torgovnik Stern Magazine
"Methamphetamine epidemic in America"


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Linda's best friend Chontel (25) helping her while she is 'shooting up' Meth in Linda's bed room. both on the run from the police. Linda has been more than 15 times in jail since she started using Meth, and three of her four children are in foster care (She was arrested recently after someone tipped off the police on her whereabouts, and will be in prison for three years. She told us she will not run when the police find her, because being in jail is the only way for her to stop taking drugs..) Meth users can stay awake for many days at a time, and sometimes weeks. Linda told us, that her record is 28 days without sleeping
 

 

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