September 2008 Issue

Essay contest winners chose a road of childhood memories, a curvy street and one with peacocks.

L.A. Youth writers reviewed Lil Wayne, Alesana and Billy Boy on Poison.

Do you care about the presidential election? “No, because I can’t vote anyway.” Hakeem Profit,15, Fairfax HS “I really don’t

Mindy, 18, says it’s fast and free.

Francisco Sandoval, 16, of Nogales HS created this comic about joining the cross country team.

Kevin and his friends found ways to have fun in their small town. WITH PHOTO GALLERY.

I was angry, out of control and only cared about getting high until overdosing finally pushed me to get clean.

I used to be this polite girl—so nice people would take advantage of me. After I started using meth I completely changed. Every day I was fighting people (mostly guys). My knuckles were always bloody. I also wasn’t taking care of myself. I wasn’t eating. I was really skinny. I was like an empty skeleton roaming the world, just taking up space.

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Meth Q&A: ‘It’s highly addictive’ L.A. Youth interviewed Jonathan Whitfield, the medical director of Phoenix House California, a facility that

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