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# These Photos Show What the Average Person Who Is Arrested for Drugs Looks Like

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## Laura Stampler


Mar 20, 2014 2:27 PM UTC

by 

[Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/)


## Laura Stampler


Mar 20, 2014 2:27 PM UTC

In an effort to increase substance abuse awareness, [Recovery.org](http://Recovery.org) decided to compile 100 mugshots from marijuana, DUI, and methamphetamine arrests to see what the average face looks like on drugs.

“While it is unlikely that a user’s basic facial structure depends on the substance they were arrested for, the goal of this project is to expose the effects certain substances might have on a user’s appearance,” [the website reads.](http://www.recovery.org/learn/average-faces-of-drug-abuse/#.Uyr1bP0aCDo) And what better way to illustrate that than through gifs?

According to [Recovery.org](http://Recovery.org), marijuana users tend to have rounder features and a full face, meth users appear gaunt with sagging skin and sunken eyes, and DUI arrestees look … pretty normal.

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