Firefighter escapes with his life in meth lab fire but loses his career

Darrien South, a volunteer fireman in Watauga County, North Carolina, has had to change his career as the result of the injuries he sustained in a meth lab fire.

Children get decontaminated after a meth lab home bust

Everything inside of a home that’s being used to make methamphetamine gets contaminated with toxic chemicals, including the adults and children living inside of them. Are you a landlord that is worried about renting your property to a meth lab cook? If you haven’t read our list of precautions for landlords yet, you can click …..Read More

Arkansas Meth Lab Addresses

The U.S. Department of Justice (“the Department”) published these meth addresses as a public service in 2006. The list includes addresses of some locations where law enforcement agencies reported they found chemicals or other items that indicated the presence of either clandestine drug laboratories or dumpsites. The DOJ and Meth Lab Homes encourages all members …..Read More

Super Meth Lab blows up in Madeira County, California

A 33 year old, Mexican national, is said to be responsible for a meth lab explosion in Madeira County, California. When firefighters arrived at the home, they discovered that the fire had originated in two sheds behind the house. The sheds were being rented by the Mexican meth cook. The lab was

What happens when a meth lab explodes

Meth cooks face an ever present danger. Meth labs explode. But what happens after the explosion? Anyone in the home, including children and pets, face the risk of getting serious burns and breathing in deadly toxins, toxins that can burn their lungs, cause brain damage and cancer, and other serious health problems. Well, that’s what …..Read More

National Clandestine Meth Lab Registries: Facts and Fiction

If a home or apartment that you are thinking about buying or renting is not listed as the site of a former meth lab on the DEA website, DO NOT assume that the home was never used as a meth lab. The federal government does not require states to provide the DEA with meth lab …..Read More

If you don’t think meth affects your life, think again

Watch this video called “No Meth: The Raging Fire” to hear what community professionals and civilians have to say about how meth has effected their community. Although this video was produced in 2006 in the state of Oregon, the problems that meth caused them still remain today, not only in Oregon but throughout most of …..Read More

Before you buy a foreclosed home ask yourself at least one question

If you are thinking about buying a home that is being sold as a foreclosure, ask yourself one question before you sign on the dotted line. Was the home ever used as a meth lab?

Police urge Pickens County, South Carolina city council to address meth lab home cleanup

Police in Pickens County, South Carolina have recommended that the City Council mandate the cleanup of meth lab homes. Currently, police do an initial cleanup after they make a meth lab bust, but no mandates are in place to insure that the home is free of toxins when someone else moves in. Assistant Sheriff Tim …..Read More

Indiana sees dramatic rise in meth labs in 2008

Meth labs are making a come back in Knox County, Indiana.  According to Steve Luce, Knox County Sheriff, meth labs in the county have significantly increased during the last 6 to 8 months. Luce attributes the increase to new methods of manufacturing meth that are being used by meth cooks in his County. The number …..Read More