Ugh. Talk about a family in denial...SoCal blonde teenager gets hooked on crystal meth, and it all goes to hell from there. Except that somehow she is some genius chemistry student who ends up working as a toxicologist in the medical examiner's office where she can easily steal drugs. San Diego governmental agencies have never had the best reputation, and this sort of clinches that for anyone who has doubt... 
 the book was somewhat poorly edited and yet the story is so compelling I have started looking for another book about this weird story. 
 And did I mention that the boyfriend apparently got away with murder? Because I have a strong feeling based on this story that he was as guilty as she. 
 But the blonde makes a better made-for-TV movie and all that :(