Environmental Health Threats of Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories
ACMT and the Society of Public Health Educators, in conjunction with
ATSDR, has produced an Internet Toolbox, “Helping Communities Combat
Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories”. The toolbox has two main
sections, click on each to download (.pdf's)
Part A: “An Educational Toolkit for Health Educators” (1.9 MB file)
- Primer on Methamphetamine and
Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories
- Seven separate “Information
Sheets” designed for:
- Property Owners
- Landlords, Real Estate
Agents and Community Leaders
- Law Enforcement
- First Responders
- Health
Care Professional and Child Welfare Officials
- School Officials and
Parents
- Retailers and Other Community Members
- “Community Action Guide: Mobilizing Your Community to
Combat the Methamphetamine Problem”
- Resource directory of key
internet links.
Part B: “A Guideline for Clinicians and Health Care Professionals Responding to Methamphetamine Lab Exposures” (380 KB file)
- Acute Methamphetamine Laboratory
Exposure: A Guide for Clinicians
- Acute Methamphetamine Toxicity: A
Guide for Emergency Care Providers
- Evaluation of Children Exposed to
Methamphetamine Manufacture
- Environmental Considerations in
Cleanup of a Clandestine Methamphetamine Lab
