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Meth is exploding in Northland, hitting remote communities hard—dealers are targeting the most vulnerable, even grandmothers, turning addiction into a weapon to control and exploit. With prices plummeting and consumption nearly doubling in a year, the region now has the highest per-person meth use in the country. Wastewater tests, police busts, and coastlines ripe for smuggling reveal a crisis fueled by poverty and trauma, with Mexican cartels now deeply embedded. Community leaders liken recruitment tactics to slick marketing, while government and international efforts ramp up—with treatment, supply disruption, and family support as the only hope to reverse the tide.

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