Paola Ramos

Latinx reporter for Vice Media

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Fresno used to be a hub for meth production in the U.S. But even as the manufacturing of the drug moved south of the border, the addiction rates there still remain stubbornly high.

How Fresno’s meth epidemic is affecting the city’s Latinos

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