Cops fighting meth in Utah are dying from cancer

December 11, 2007

In January 2005, a rare form of cancer claimed Salt Lake County sheriff’s deputy Jade Pusey.

The co-workers of those who have lost their lives or gotten sick from working on one of Utah’s drug force squads are also concerned about the risks. They have implemented a program to detox police, detectives, and other law enforcement officials who frequent meth labs in the line of duty. The program involves a vitamin cocktail followed by sitting in a sauna for several hours at a time and it is based on a treatment method that was used for Ground Zero workers. The theory is that the combination of the cocktail and Read more