Photographs for TIME by Jonathan Taylor.


Old cigarette lighters are a testament to the amount of 'yaba' Jacky and her friends consume. Lighter's are pulled apart and a thin strip of wood is placed in the nozzle to lessen the heat of the flame -- for a better hit.

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