Hives appear after living in WV rural home

When I moved into a very secluded rural home In WV, I suspected meth cooking or meth use inside the home. First off, when I cleaned the walls in the master bathroom, I used Mr. Clean and the rags turned bright pink. The color of a benedryl capsule.

I also had to pick a massive amount of tape off of the same walls, as if someone had taped up a ton of Read more

US Soldiers sickened by chemical found in meth lab homes

Iraq war veteran Russ Kimberling Kimberling is one of nearly 50 current or former Guard members from Indiana, Oregon, and West Virginia who are suing over health problems caused by Chromium 6.

National Guard members from Indiana, Oregon, and West Virginia, are among the other U.S. soliders and civilians who have filed lawsuits against KBR, Inc, a company that they say failed to protect their health, while they were working at a water treatment plant for them in Iraq in 2003.  Hexavalent chromium, also known as Chromium-6,  is a chemical that got national exposure in the movie “Erin Brockovitch”, that starred Julia Roberts,  in 2000. Read more

What health problems do meth labs cause ?

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 Agency.  Anyone spending time in an active or former meth lab faces health riskand sometimes death. Children, because of their small Read more

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 toxic chemicals over a period of months or years can have long term effects on your health. Long term exposure to toxins is known as chronic toxicity.

Chronic toxicity, put simply, is the illness that arises  after you’ve been exposed to small amounts of toxic chemicals over a long period of time. According to the Partnership for a Drug Free America, chronic exposure to meth lab chemicals leads to chronic Read more

Utah narcotics officer dies from pancreatic cancer: Story update

Rick Dukatz, a former Utah narcotics officer, died on Thursday after battling pancreatic cancer; cancer that he attributed to his exposure to meth lab chemicals. He was diagnosed with the deadly disease in October. Sadly, Dukatz leaves behind a wife, four sons, a daughter and a grandson. Read more

Meth Lab Chemicals Cause Pancreatic Cancer In Utah Officer

A 46 year old, former narcotics officer from Utah, developed pancreatic cancer, that he attributed to his years of exposure to toxic meth lab chemicals.

A study about the toxic effects of meth lab chemicals on Utah First Responders failed to show a connection between their exposure and their illnesses.
However, researchers involved in the meth lab health study admit that the study they conducted study was small. (Click “read more” for video)

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AIDS and Methamphetamine: The Perfect Storm

Methamphetamine use has a direct impact on the spread of AIDS, due to the changes that occur in the brains and bodies of users who are high on the drug. Research about the popularity of meth is fueled by two aspects of the drug that entice new users to try it and then keeps them hooked. One is its ability to remove a Read more

Pullyap Washington: Police officers at risk from meth lab chemicals call it quits

In April of 2007, police officers were called to investigate a possible meth lab operation located in a condominium.  As a result of that investigation as well as an additional meth lab investigation, the police union filed a grievance against the city of Pullup. Their grievance resulted in the city being cited on 6 Read more

Controversy surrounds Utah study on meth lab effects on First Responders

The results of a $500,000, two year study ordered by Utah legislators that was designed to examine meth lab exposure and health effects was announced on Wednesday. The approval of the study was prompted when law enforcement officers filed claims for workman’s compensation, alleging that their health problems were Read more

Salt Lake County family denied the right to sue health department over meth lab home

Like thousands of people across America, the Alkinani family bought a home expecting that the home was “safe to live in”. But, when neighbors told them that the home had been used as a meth lab, they decided to contact their local health department. The health department admitted that the home had once been used as Read more

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