What Is Meth?

• Background Information
• Meth Addiction
• Treatment for Meth Users
• Signs of Meth Use
• Signs of Meth Lab
• Statistics About Meth

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Warning Signs of a Meth Lab

Since passage of the 2006 Patriot Act which controls public access to pseudoephedrine, limits quantities, and requires identification to purchase the medicine, the number of homemade meth labs has been reduced significantly. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) estimates that 75% of all methamphetamine available in the U.S. today is produced in “super labs” operated by Mexican drug trafficking organizations.

But 25% is still be manufactured locally. That means a meth lab could be operating in your neighborhood. Indicators of a meth lab include:

• Strong smell of urine, or unusual chemical smells like ether, ammonia or acetone.
• Excessive amounts of trash, particularly empty pill bottles or pill blister packaging from cold remedies, or large numbers of cans of camp fuel, paint thinner, starter fluid, lye or drain cleaners
• Chemical containers or bottles labeled as containing sulfuric, muriatic or hydrochloric acid
• Bottles or jars with rubber tubing attached
• Propane tanks with fittings that have turned blue
• Curtains always drawn, or windows blackened or covered with aluminum foil on residences, garages, sheds or other structures
• Evidence of chemical waste or dumping
• Frequent visitors at unusual times
• Surveillance cameras