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In the oklahoma country side meth use has derailed a mother's li life. in a basement a group of women trying hard to get back on track. >> john henry lost his first tooth on saturday. he was super excited. >> my light bill, my rent. that feels good today. >> these might not seem like grounds for celebration but to the women here they are major milestones. >> i just moved in last flight. the house is beautiful. it was pretty cool. >> this is a court offered volunteer program for women with children. instead of landing in jail each of these women were offered a chance at a fresh start and a drug...

What do they tell you? >> well, we were with law enforcement both in the city and in the rural parts of oklahoma. and i'm telling you, it was just nonstop. they were working around the clock. and it just really hit this community really hard. and in fact in the rural parts of oklahoma, users are resorting to desperate measures to get their fix. and you will be able to see that tonight on the episode. cattle theft is on the rides and for t -- rise and for the most part cattle is being stolen to support people's meth use. >> in what way? i saw that promo and i couldn't wait to find out -- huh? w...

Were lands reserved for natives after europeans took the rest of north america, and we're like, okay, those we haven't killed yet, can live here. originally they were supposed to be independent nations within the u.s. but they're ultimately under the control of the federal government. not surprisingly, this long history of being screwed over has led to dire conditions. 97% of the people here live below the poverty line, and the average household income is less than 3500 bucks a year. and while not all reservations are dry, on pine ridge alcohol is illegal. but even with these restrictions, 75%...

They're moved out of this cell and moved on. >> 13 hours earlier, the sobering cell was occupied by the man who has probably spent more time in it than anyone else over the past 20 years. chris laforce was arrested for public intoxication. his latest probation violation on top of dozens of prior violations and convictions related to drugs or challenge. >> he's well over a thousand arrests for our county. every time he gets brought in, he is very vocal, very loud, very intoxicated. he knows most of us by name. >> he is very comfortable here. he's been here so much, it's like his second home. he...

Originally they were supposed to be independent nations within the u.s. but they're ultimately under the control of the federal government. not surprisingly, this long history of being screwed over has led to dire conditions. 97% of the people here live below the poverty line, and the average household income is less than 3500 bucks a year. and while not all reservations are dry, on pine ridge alcohol is illegal. but even with these restrictions, 75% of adults here still suffer from alcoholism. and meth use is higher for natives than any other group in the country. add to that a chronically un...