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<br />MRY-02-2I'l03 12: 22 <br /> <br />LEAGlE OF i"N C IT 1 ES <br /> <br />P.0S/25 <br /> <br />IlL HOW l:S METHAMPHETAMINE MADE? <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />A. Ingredients <br />There are many different ingredients and chemical substances that can be used to <br />make melli. Ingredients used usually include various solvents, cOrrosives, <br />irritants, acids, bases, metals and salts. These ingredients are often obtained from <br />common household product! including (among many other ingredients) cold <br />tablets, paint thinner, camping fuel, iodine, table galt, lithium from batteries, red <br />phosphorus from matches, ether, lye, sulfuric acid, and veterinarian products. J <br /> <br />B. Production Process <br />According to the Minnesota Deplll1.ment of Health, "[mJeth 'recipes' are easy Ie <br />obtain :from other cooks and from the Internet.',4 Both the meth production <br />process and the'mixtures produced can be extremely dangerous. Meth <br />production can result in explosions, chemical fires and the release of toxic gasses. <br />"During the manufacturing of methamphetamine, noxious vapors particulate and <br />toxic waste material is prodUced.,,6 '''The vapor is the vehicle. . . by which <br />methamphetamine residue can travel and accumulate on indoor surfaces (walls, <br />floors, ceilings, fUmiture, etc.)'" <br /> <br />C. Waste . <br />Even when math labs are seized before they explode or catch fire, the site often <br />remains dangerous to human health. "After a lab has been abandoned or shut <br />down by law enforcement, the property is usually found Ie be contanlinated with <br />hazardO'llS chemicals.,,1 N; discussed above, the noxious vapors created during <br />meth production deposit meth residue on indoor surfaces and can contaminate the <br />entire site. In addition, "[a] minimum of 5 to 7 pounds of chemical waste are <br />produced for each pound of meth manufactured. ,,9 <br /> <br />D. LOClltioll of Meth Labs <br />Meth labs have been discovered. in: lQ <br /> <br />Homes Apartments Hotel and motel rooms <br />Food service Campgrounds Storage facilities <br />establishments <br />Fields Vacant buildings Moving or stationary <br /> vehicles (cars, mobile home <br /> trailers, etc.) <br /> <br />IV. WHY IS lYIETBAMPHETAMINE DANGEROUS? <br /> <br />A. Health Danger <br />Short-term exposure to math labs, chemicals Ill1d byproducts can result in <br />"shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, dizziness, lack of coordination, chemical <br /> <br />- 2. <br />