Photos: Top Twelve Craziest Meth Busts In Missouri, The Meth Capital Of The U.S.

By Sam Levin Wed., Feb. 20 2013 at 7:00 AM

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Why did 34-year-old Ann Lampe give her 13-year-old daughter meth to smoke?

Because, the youngster would "throw a fit" if she didn't get what she wanted. Obviously.

The explanation didn't exactly fly with police -- even though she told them she knew it was wrong. In response, they charged her with two felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

1. Woman Kept in Freezer Survives Kidnapping, Rape

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Sometimes, meth use can lead to truly awful, violent, terrible things and such was the case with a 22-year-old Moberly woman, who allegedly faced brutal torture that involved rape and imprisonment in a freezer back in March.

She miraculously survived and four people were ultimately charged in the kidnapping, assault case. One of the suspects, allegedly partying and on meth, reportedly accused the woman of stealing from him before he attacked. Police said the victim, too, was under the influence of marijuana, Vicodin -- and meth.

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buddecj

Yikes, they all look like extras for Crypt Keeper.

jbradhicks topcommenter

I'm going to say something mild in defense of #s 2 and 7.

#7: By home meth-lab standards, setting up your lab in a cemetary that you have a legal right to be at almost qualifies as polite behavior. No property values to ruin, no neighbors to endanger. He could have done a lot worse.

#2: Obviously brewing your own Benzedrine (which is what meth is) to medicate your ADHD kid is bad. You're supposed to use much-more-expensive Ritalin (which is also speed) instead. Look, snark aside, given that we do treat at least some childhood behaviors with speed, why is what she was doing completely incomprehensible? She wasn't qualified to diagnose, sure, and I don't know that Benzedrine has been clinically tested as a substitute for Ritalin ... but if it's what you've got, if it's what you can afford, and you have some reason to think it might work, wouldn't you at least consider trying it if your kid needed medication badly?

cmdresch

Please tell me you are kidding - because no one in their right mind can believe that a meth user (obvious by the fact that the meth was available for the child to "demand" it) letting a child smoke meth from a pipe is in any way comparable with a doctor prescribing Ritalin. If you do truly believe this is acceptable because it's "what you've got", "what you can afford" then I sure hope you are not responsible for any children. This woman's actions - and your justifacation of it - are beyond the pale..

bikbobb

@cmdresch open your eyes

craftycutie78

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@cmdresch I am a pharmacy technician here in St. Louis, and guess what "Ritalin" is brand name for? Yes, Methamphetamine! If you give kids Ritalin you are almost giving them the same thing. The difference? One is made in a pharmaceutical lab and one is made in a trailer. If you watch Breaking Bad it is interesting because since the main character is a chemist he makes pharmaceutical grade meth, ie, the same as your doctor would prescribe. Another main difference is that what your doctor gives you is in pill form, and the illegal kind in usually smoked. So don't be so quick to judge jbradhicks, he is theoretically correct.

carbomba

@gonzomurphy @craftycutie78 percocets have prescribed dosage too.. it also says dont use with alcohol.. everyone listens to that right??

gonzomurphy

@craftycutie78

You are incorrect and saying meth is the same as Ritalin is the same as saying Meth is the same as Red Bull. Both contain compounds that stimulate the nervous system, but the chemical structures are not the same. You should also be aware that even slight chemical structure differences can result in vastly different effects.

http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.php?ID=2846

Additionally, Ritalin has a prescribed dosage where as meth is self medicated and self-prescribed with wildly different strengths resulting in wildly different psychoactive effects as a result. Frankly, your response is extremely irresponsible and ignorant.