Meth Labs Create Harm Not Only to Humans
December 8th, 2008 by Perry
Sure rotting teeth, disturbing behavior and complete addiction sound glamorous, but methamphetamines actually have some really harmful side effects — to the environment.
Since appeals concerning health and welfare don’t seem to be doing a good job of detracting people from what is fast becoming one of the biggest drug problems facing America, TreeHugger wants you to think of who’s really hurt by meth labs — mother nature.
For every one pound of methamphetamines produced, three to six pounds of toxic waste can be created.
Even more disconcerting though, is the fact that an abandoned meth lab cleanup can cost anywhere from $3,000 to $100,000 to dispose of properly. Some properties are deemed so toxic by lab operations, law enforcement won’t seize the property because of the liabilities involved.
Tens of thousands of acres are believed to have been poisoned, killing trees and wildlife with lab residue.
Feds Close Psychedelic Lab in Upstate New York
December 1st, 2008 by Perry
Federal Narcotics officers arrested four in Buffalo in connection with a DMT lab. It’s rare that such a lab is found, and a regional narcotics enforcement officer said it was only the third such lab ever found in New York.
Dale Kasprzyk, a Buffalo supervisor of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, described the drug as a growing problem, part of an emerging trend, but the naturally produced, synthetically reproduced hallucinogenic drug has been around on the streets for decades.
NOTE: For those unfamiliar with DMT, an explanation of its effects and uses can be found here. If the effects of DMT persist to peak your interest, Joe Rogan appeared on a SIRIUS radio show (hosted by Jim Breuer) a few years back describing his own personal experiences with DMT, in a way only Joe could.
