US DRUG CRISIS: IN FRESNO'S METH HELL, THERE'S NO ANTIDOTE

A deputy searches a car in Fresno. Getting pricked by a drug needle is a common hazard.© Anna-Maja Rappard/CNN A deputy searches a car in Fresno. Getting pricked by a drug needle is a common hazard.

So there he is, sitting on the cold curb at night, cuffed by the Fresno County sheriff's deputies.

Yes, the man tells CNN, he'd avoided getting a new registration, not wanting to spend the money. So now the 28-year-old is looking at a ticket on top of the registration and a late fee.