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For at least the last decade, methamphetamine has been the most widely abused illegal drug both across California and in Merced County. Locally, more people enter treatment programs for help kicking meth than any other drug, including alcohol.
Law enforcement officials and social service providers say it is among the most serious and costly problems facing Merced.
In short, methamphetamine use is an epidemic here.
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A life defined by methamphetamine
Nanette is a meth addict. She's been using it on and off for almost as long as it's been around. Before she found meth, she did other drugs. She's spent most of the last four decades feeding addictions, and if her past is any indication of her future, she'll probably be doing it the rest of her life. Hers is not a success story. With meth, most of them aren't.
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A clinical explanation
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