“Exposed children develop tremors and sleep disorders and pregnant women may have placenta damage and preterm labor. If the babies survive, they are subject to intellectual disabilities.” ~ Port Jervis (Pennsylvania) Police Chief Bill Worden. Meth labs have been found in Stroudsburg, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazelton, as well as elsewhere in Columbia, Luzerne and Monroe counties, …..Read More
PA Police Chief Bill Worden Warns The Public About Children Exposed To Meth Lab Chemicals
October 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Exposure to Toxins: Embryos, Fetuses, Young Children
October 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“New science shows that exposure to toxins prenatally or early in life can have a devastating and lifelong effect on the developing architecture of the brain. Exposures to many chemicals have much more severe consequences for embryos, fetuses, and young children, whose brains are still developing, than for adults.” ~ National Scientific Council on the …..Read More
New Zealand Renters Believe Health Problems Caused By Neighbors Methlab
October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Doctors couldn’t explain why Shanelle Borlase, a New Zealand renter, was suffering from so many health problems, despite a slew of medical tests. All that Shanelle could tell them is that she began having health problems about two months after she moved in to her new apartment. “At the beginning I suffered from absence of …..Read More
New Mexico Senate Hearing on Air Quality and Children’s Health (Video)
October 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Video: During a New Mexico Hearing on Air Quality and Children’s Health, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) questioned Dr. Donna Upson of the American Lung Association about whether air pollution contributes to breathing problems. Upson’s response suggests that air pollution aggravates asthma and can creates respiratory health issues. Although the discussion focuses on outdoor pollutants, what …..Read More
Methamphetamine increases risk of Parkinsons disease study warns
July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Methamphetamine increases the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. TUESDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) — People who abuse methamphetamine or other stimulants are at increased risk for Parkinson’s disease, a new study warns. Researchers analyzed the medical records of 40,472 people aged 30 and older in California who were hospitalized because …..Read More
Meth labs and autism: New Stanford study suggests link to chemical exposure
July 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A new study by Stanford University researchers suggests that exposure to chemicals may be fueling America’s growing rate of autism; a developmental disorder that now effects in in every 110 children in the U.S. and one in seventy boys. According to an announcement about the study from Stanford “From prior studies of shared autism in …..Read More
What health problems do meth labs cause ?
July 5, 2011 By 37 Comments
The risk of injury from chemical exposure depends on the chemical itself, the concentration, the quantity, and the length and route of exposure. Chemicals may enter the body by being breathed, eaten, injected (by a contaminated needle or accidental skin prick), or absorbed by the skin, according to the Washington State Environmental Health and Safety …..Read More
Former meth addict suspects meth causes arthritis bone and joint problems
May 10, 2011 By
I used meth for 11 yrs I have been clean and sober for 2 yrs I just got diagnosed with arthritis I am only 30. While I was in jail and rehab I noticed that almost all of the long term meth users had either arthritis or some other bone and joint problem. I am …..Read More
US Soldiers sickened by chemical found in meth lab homes
September 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
U.S. Soldiers, who have been sickened by a chemical that’s been found in meth labs, are fighting a new war against an engineering and construction contractor, a contractor they feel is responsible for the health problems they have suffered as a result of their exposure to a deadly chemical. National Guard members from Indiana, Oregon, …..Read More
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