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Fergie , a.k.a. Stacy Ferguson, offers more than just moral support to recovering drug addicts- she offers her own experience of addiction and recovery . Fergies story of crystal-meth addiction comes out in the August issue of Marie Claire , told by the musician herself during a meeting of women with AIDS and HIV at a Harlem community center. In the Marie Claire recap, Fergie sits in on a support group meeting and ends up sharing her own storywith the women in the room. Her cr

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bMeth/b in the madness | Ethiopian News

Methamphetamine, aka crystal meth or a host of other names, gives dizzying highs but is acutely addictive and wrecks the body. So why do people do it, asks Louis Theroux.

"Tempted, Louis?"

The question came from Chris, a self-confessed meth addict of twenty-something years, as he and I watched his friend Andrew exhale a large plume of smoke.

For several weeks, I'd been on the trail of the world's most widely used hard drug. Methamphetamine goes by many names. Meth, Ice, Crystal, Tina, Tweak, Go-fast. In South Africa they call it Tik. In Thailand, Yaa Baa. In New Zealand, P.

But everywhere its effects are the same – soaring highs that last upwards of eight hours, a sensation of alertness, confidence, and a background note of sexualisation. Meth users are known for drug binges that can last days, sometimes going a week or more without sleep, during which they'll talk enthusiastically, play videogames for hours on end, and indulge in reckless sexual behaviour.

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Ventura County Star - Jan 09, 2010

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Billings Gazette - Jan 08, 2010

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Pilot News - Dec 17, 2009

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Gainesville Times - Jan 08, 2010

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Contra Costa Times - Jan 02, 2010

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