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Big, who lives in Jacky's neighboorhood and looks down on its hard-core addicts, sees no harm in the occasional binge himself. His weekends usually go up in meth and exhaust fumes from motorcyle racing. "Smoking once in a while won't do any harm, it's just like having a drink," he says.

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