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Old 02-21-2009, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Highlandville
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and yes the vast majority comes from Mexico. they have candy with meth in it, and we are on one of the main corridors to Chicago and the northeast.
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Old 02-23-2009, 05:29 PM
 
Location: SW MO
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Seems like around here its not the youngsters being caught-its the 30 and 40 year olds. Maybe the kids are buying but the older generation is cooking and that's who the cops are going after, I don't know. The change that occurs in people physically is amazing. I looked straight at a person I had known for years and didn't recognize her. Of course, she was swollen and bruised because her husband was on a meth-fueled rampage and beat her badly, but the skeletal features, open sores and lack of teeth didn't help.
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Old 02-23-2009, 08:12 PM
 
Location: SW MO
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All too often, in a former life, when I was out to arrest known addicts and dealers I had to identify them situationally because previous pictures/mug shots were useless. The ravages of the drugs made someone who looked 30-40 a year before look 60-70 by the time I was able to locate them.
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Old 02-25-2009, 05:36 AM
 
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Seems like around here its not the youngsters being caught-its the 30 and 40 year olds. Maybe the kids are buying but the older generation is cooking and that's who the cops are going after, I don't know. The change that occurs in people physically is amazing. I looked straight at a person I had known for years and didn't recognize her. Of course, she was swollen and bruised because her husband was on a meth-fueled rampage and beat her badly, but the skeletal features, open sores and lack of teeth didn't help.
My Sons teeth are all rotted because of meth.Far as I know he is off the stuff.But it makes it hard finding a good Job when its obvious what your into.As matter fact he just lost a job that he was working to get his teeth fixed because the Guys wife didn't want a Druggy working for them

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Old 02-25-2009, 01:45 PM
 
Location: Highlandville
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My middle "son" came to live with us when he was 13. his mom is/was a meth addict, and destroyed her life and that of her kids. It is a horrible life, and I cant see the allure myself.

I called friends on the west coast this week, and I still think we are just better at reporting it. Its big news here when they bust a lab. I don't see all that many obvious addicts here, or even in KC and StL when I visit there, as compared to southern California and the bay area/Stockton.
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Old 02-25-2009, 03:39 PM
 
Location: Valley of the Sun
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worse in the rural areas.
Unfortunately there's only a few things to do out in the sticks and meth sure beats sitting at home with your parents watching Hee Haw reruns.
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Old 02-25-2009, 06:07 PM
 
Location: Big Lake Alaska
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Really???? We REALLY live out in the sticks and I can think of alot of things more entertaining and productive to do than resort to drugs of any kind. Alaska has a pretty high rate of meth-heads too. In fact I was amazed to find out it's such a problem down there in the country. I always think of country living as a healthy lifestyle.(p.s. I happen to like HeeHaw reruns) Thats All!
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Old 02-25-2009, 06:20 PM
 
Location: NW. MO.
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Really???? We REALLY live out in the sticks and I can think of alot of things more entertaining and productive to do than resort to drugs of any kind. Alaska has a pretty high rate of meth-heads too. In fact I was amazed to find out it's such a problem down there in the country. I always think of country living as a healthy lifestyle.(p.s. I happen to like HeeHaw reruns) Thats All!
I'd take HeeHaw any day over meth!!

There is a lot of it here too in rural Ca.
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Old 02-25-2009, 07:26 PM
 
Location: The City of St. Louis
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Really???? We REALLY live out in the sticks and I can think of alot of things more entertaining and productive to do than resort to drugs of any kind. Alaska has a pretty high rate of meth-heads too. In fact I was amazed to find out it's such a problem down there in the country. I always think of country living as a healthy lifestyle.(p.s. I happen to like HeeHaw reruns) Thats All!
I agree....a lot of "city folk" think there isn't much to do out in the sticks, but I was easily able to fill my time hiking, fishing, canoeing, hunting, and enjoying the great outdoors when I lived out in the sticks. If someone can't find things to do, they aren't looking hard enough.
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Old 02-26-2009, 08:30 AM
 
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Really???? We REALLY live out in the sticks and I can think of alot of things more entertaining and productive to do than resort to drugs of any kind. Alaska has a pretty high rate of meth-heads too. In fact I was amazed to find out it's such a problem down there in the country. I always think of country living as a healthy lifestyle.(p.s. I happen to like HeeHaw reruns) Thats All!
I think it just depends... I know people who have lived out in the middle of no where and a high rate of traffic accidents cuz they go jumpin hills or racing cuz there is nothing else to do.... if I lived in the middle of no where i'd probably just play video games nonstop LOl.
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