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Its a padded room in there. once theyve sobered up enough, theyre moved out of this cell and moved on. >> 13 hoursñi earlier, the sobering cell was occupied by ho has probably spe more time in it than anyone else he knows most of us by name. >> he is very comfortable here. hes been here so much, its like his second home. hes homeless out on the streets so this is almost better than what hes got when hes out. >> out on the ñistreets, hes known for drunk in public, lighting things on fire, meth ...

Once theyve sobered up enough, theyre moved out of this cell to move on. >> four hours later, the sober cell was occupied by a man who probably spent more time in it than anyone else over the past 20 years. chris la force was arrested for public intoxication. his latest probation violation on top of dozens of prior convictions related to drugs or alcohol. >> hes arrested well over a thousand times. hes very vocal, very loud, very intoxicated. he knows most of us by name. >> he is very comfortedb...

Going to find this somewhere else, in the bad neighborhood, well, its found rich people, poor people, middle class people. >> we are joined now by senior editor at "variety" and general barry mccaffrey. one of the features thats discussed is the cost of addiction. an oxycotin pill can run you $60 to $100. a bag of heroin is $6 to $10. speak to us about the access and some of the shifting practices that we know about here. >> i would suggest the cost is not a significant factor. what we care abou...

>> no, youre just going heavier and heavier and heavier and heavier. >> whats the most youve ever seen? >> meth? it looked like a big block of ice, 18, 20 inches long and they were just chipping it away. >> investigator mike davis wants to infiltrate chicagos crystal meth traffic with the help of a cook county jail inmate. this confidential source, who were calling tango, is an admitted meth user and dealer. hes giving up information in consideration for help from prosecutors. boys town, a predo...

And heavier and heavier and heavier. >> whats the most youve ever seen? >> meth? it looked like a big block of ice, 18, 20 inches long and they were just chipping it away. >> investigator mike davis wants to infiltrate chicagos crystal meth traffic with the help of a cook county jail inmate. this confidential source, whom were calling tango, is an admitted meth user and dler. hes giving up his connections in return for consideration from prosecutorses. boys town, a predominantly gay neighborhood...

>> no way. you just score heavier and heavier and heavier and heavier. >> whats the most youve ever seen? >> looked like a big block of ice. 18, 20 inches long and they were just chipping it away. >> investigator mike davis wants to infiltrate chicagos crystal meth traffic with the help of a cook county jail inmate. this confidential source, whom were calling tango, is an admitted meth user and dealer. hes giving up his connections in return for consideration from prosecutors. >> this guy that g...

>> i did meth. and now this is my life. >> reporter: these harrowing meth ads helped drop teenage meth use in montana by 50%. sam prestige is a georgia teenager. >> i knew i was overweight. >> i could see how unhappy he was at school. >> i started being teased a lot. >> reporter: he said he is trying to eat better, change his life and avoid becoming a statistic in a commercial. steve osunsami, abc news. >> very important issue and polarizing one as you can see for clear reasons there. a lot of f...

Ice. 18, 20 inches long, and they were just shipping it away. >> mike davis wants to ill fill trait the crystal meth traffic with the help of after cook county jail inmate. this confidential source whom were calling tango is a known meth user and dealer. hes giving up his connections in return for consideration from prosecutors. >> this guy that got popped off, you said, earlier, if he was the main guy, whos out there picking up where he left off? >> tangos agreed to identify big-time and small-...

You could go in and get a gram. theyll front the money, so its whatevers easiest. >> with chicagos crystal meth traffic on the rise, investigator mike davis has recruited an informant from the citys number one hub of meth use, the gay community. >> you cant just do this. you have to coordinate this through davis, because they have to give you the money and know exactly when youre going in and coming out. >> but as long as this informant, whom were calling tango, is in jail, he needs his boyfrien...

You could go in and get a gram. theyll front the money, so its whatevers easiest. >> with chicagos crystal meth traffic on the rise, investigator mike davis has recruited an informant from the citys number one hub of meth use, the gay community. >> you cant just do this. you have to coordinate this through davis, because they have to give you the money and know exactly when youre going in and coming out. >> but as long as this informant, whom were calling tango, is in jail, he needs his boyfrien...