It looks innocuous enough: a wax-paper packet with a few ounces of white powder inside. But for a growing number of teenagers, the packet promises instant relief from their psychic pain, or, they believe, absolute coolness and widespread acceptance among their peers. What the teens fail to recognize is that the packet is really the devil in disguise and, potentially, an escape route that can — and many times does — lead straight to death’s door.
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8/6/09
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