The Invisible Legacy Left In Homes Used As Meth Labs

A People magazine article published in 2005 described the hazards awaiting subsequent owners/occupants of homes once used as labs to manufacture methamphetamine. The article tells the story of three families and their experiences with contaminated homes that they unwittingly purchased and moved into. The cost to the families' health and finances, and in one case, the stress that may have led to a failed marriage, are described in some detail.

For more, see Homes Toxic Home (Buyers Beware: Owners of homes once used as methamphetamine labs are having health problems -- and sometimes going broke trying to clean up their toxic houses) (no longer available online).

For links to more on meth labs from the FLDFS, see:

• Are you living next to a ticking time bomb? (links to articles & press releases on meth labs), (no longer available online),
• Methamphetamine Videos (links to videos made available by the FLDFS).

For a related post, see Beware Of Homes Used As Indoor Pot Farms & Meth Labs.

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