In 2007, Albuquerque, New Mexico resident Licia Henderson found what she thought would be the perfect home in Casper, Wyoming. It had two bedrooms, hard wood floors, and new carpeting, according to the realtor’s pictures. It wasn’t a large home, but Licia, a single woman, didn’t require a lot of space. All she needed was […]
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Home Buyers | Renters
Chemicals in Texas meth lab home cause family dog to have seizures
The following story is posted with permission from a woman who shared her meth lab home story with me this week. Her story shows just how dangerous the chemicals used in meth labs can be. By sharing her story on Meth Lab Homes, she hopes that others might learn from her family’s experience. Comment: If […]
Missouri Homeowner Finds Evidence Of Former Meth Lab Hidden Behind Wall
Missouri: When Jenny Kyle and her husband bought their High Ridge home in 2008, no one told them that they were buying a former meth lab: their home wasn’t listed in a methlab registry and no one had been arrested for making meth in the house. But, Jenny Kyle and her husband discovered the tell-tale […]
Missouri couple unprotected by meth lab disclosure law
Jason Dowdell and Michelle Dilorenzo, a Missouri couple, should have known they were buying a contaminated meth lab home, according to the state’s disclosure law, but they didn’t. No one told them that the three bedroom house they bought would endanger their health and the health of the future children that they hoped to share […]
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Meth Lab Cleanup and Registry established in North Liberty Iowa
North Liberty City Iowa: A new meth lab cleanup ordinance in North Liberty City will hold property owners responsible for meth lab cleanup costs. Previously, property owners were asked to perform meth lab cleanup on their private residences or rental properties, but there was no legal requirement for them to do so. The new ordinance, […]
Meth Labs | Children
Meth exposure has sickened children warns stepmom
Meth exposure can take a heavy physical and psychological toll on children. This letter to Meth Lab Homes highlights some of the serious effects that meth exposure has taken on 4 children and on the family now caring for them. Dear Meth Lab Homes, “Thank you for posting this site!! I am a step parent […]
Akron Ohio: Baby poisoned to death by meth lab chemicals
(video post) The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled that Patrick Nicholas Lerch, a 17-month-old baby from Akron, died as a result of being poisoned by meth lab chemicals. The Medical Examiner also noted that the baby’s body showed signs of both neglect and abuse. February 13, 2012 On February 13, 2012, Kimberly […]
N.C. Suspicious chemical purchases help save Indian Trail infant
Tips from local business owners about suspicious chemical purchases led police straight to a home on Indian Trail home on Thursday. In a garage behind the home, they discovered a 1-year-old infant and Teri Kuhns Witmore, a 27-year-old woman who was in the process of making methamphetamine, when police arrived. Union County Department of Social […]
Hampton, Kentucky: Three and four year old children test positive for methamphetamine
Three children, the youngest of which were 3 and 4 year old boys, were removed from a Hampton, Kentucky home where several meth labs were seized. Medical tests performed on the children revealed that the younger children tested positive for methamphetamine. Kenneth Murray and Jamie Bryan, who were arrested at the scene, have been charged […]
Meth Labs | Health
Meth exposure has sickened children warns stepmom
Meth exposure can take a heavy physical and psychological toll on children. This letter to Meth Lab Homes highlights some of the serious effects that meth exposure has taken on 4 children and on the family now caring for them. Dear Meth Lab Homes, “Thank you for posting this site!! I am a step parent […]
Chronic Toxicity: The meth lab toxins that keep on giving
What kind of health problems can be caused by living in a home that’s been used as a meth lab? Living in a former meth lab home that is still contaminated with meth lab chemicals can have long term effects on your health over a period of months or years . Long term exposure to […]
Meth Labs | Motels & Hotels
Jacksonville FL: Homestead Studio Suites Hotel Condemned After Meth Lab Found
Meth Labs | Politics
Couple sues Utah health department over meth lab home
If you’re buying or thinking of buying a home in Utah, talk to the neighbors BEFORE you sign any purchase agreement. The couple in this video bought a home, only to find out later from neighbors that it had been used as a meth lab by its previous owner. The Alkanani’s later sued the health […]
Federal Emergency Meth Lab Cleanup Funding Act of 2007
Federal Emergency Meth Lab Cleanup Funding Act of 2007 (Introduced in Senate) S 2100 IS Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] and Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Committees – Senate Judiciary Amendments -This bill has no amendments. 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2100To require that Federal forfeiture funds be used, in part, to clean […]
Michigan legislators introduce pseudoephedrine tracking bills
LANSING (April 12, 2011) Republican Michigan legislators, Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph) and Rep. Amanda Price (R-Holland) have introduced two bills to address Michigan’s meth lab problem. Proos’ bill would require retailers to use electronic tracking systems that would record and track information about consumers who are buying pseudoephedrine(PSE). A bill by Rep. Amanda Price […]