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| Q: How do homes become contaminated with Methamphetamine?
A: Smoking meth contaminates a home, any vapor not inhaled into the user’s lungs is released into the surrounding area, which releases toxic substances. The contaminants get onto surfaces and into drywall, cabinets, Air Conditioning and Heating systems, curtains, furniture and carpeting. Q: What are the health consequences of being exposed to property contaminated from Methamphetamine use? A: The possibility of death is first and foremost depending on how much Methamphetamine someone is exposed too. People exposed to contaminated sites in the short term report headaches, nausea and vomiting, respiratory problems eye irritation. Meth can affect the central nervous system, liver and kidneys, and cause birth defects, miscarriages and cancer. Q: How can I tell if a property is contaminated with Methamphetamine? A: If the property has had someone using Methamphetamine, you might find glassware, hoses, red or yellow staining, stained coffee filters, and unusual quantities of common household chemicals and substances, such as hydrogen peroxide and iodine, in unusual places which could relate to other drugs including Meth being used with fentanyl. Signs of use might also include syringes, pipes and burned aluminum foil. Q: Are some properties more suspect than others? A: Any property that has been in foreclosure is a red flag, as are HUD homes, experts say. But no home is guaranteed safe. Q: What other things can I do to protect myself?
A: Ask neighbors about the property and who lived there. Search law-enforcement records for that address. Q: Can I be exposed to Methamphetamine just walking into or sitting in an area where Meth was used? A: Even small size particles of Methamphetamine can easily become airborne in the right conditions. Because Methamphetamine vapors are absorbed in the walls, cabinets, Air Conditioning and Heating Systems to name a few areas, extreme caution should be used due to the cancer causing chemicals released into the air of the affected property. Q: Common ways a vehicle can become contaminated with methamphetamine? A: Today's methamphetamine for the most part is being transported in vehicles, especially rental vehicles to avoid having the transport vehicle seized by a Law Enforcement Agency. Methamphetamine residue is being commonly found within the transport vehicle in a crystal form which can become airborne and spread through-out the vehicle from opening and closing the vehicle door and air flow from Air Conditioning and Heating systems, all of which can cause multiple areas and surfaces to become contaminated in the vehicle. Additionally, contamination can be found from smoking methamphetamine, which contaminates the vehicles interior. Any vapor not inhaled into the user's lungs is released into the surrounding area, which releases toxic substances. |
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