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Hands of addict displaying small case containing crank (methamphetamine) paraphernalia, re drug epidemic in nation's heartland.
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008

Open quoteI couldn't have stopped on my own; I didn't know how. Close quote

  • ALLISON ALEXANDER,
  • 26, who started using and selling methamphetamine at 14; he recently graduated from drug court — U.S.' fastest-spreading innovation in criminal justice that gives arrested addicts a chance to avoid prison by agreeing to strict oversight and treatment
Photo: William F. Campbell / Time Life Pictures / Getty | Source: New York Times