Can an ex meth lab effect your health?

[Anonymous]

I just found out today the house I'm living use to have a meth lab in it. Even tho it was a couple years back can it still effect my family if it wasn't properly cleaned?

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Thank you all for your answeres turnes out there was another house on the property and it was torn down and it was the meth lab was

[22222]

YES! omg I hope you're okay!

"Living somewhere where the chemicals produced from the making of meth wrecks havoc on a body, but is especially dangerous for little kids and old people. Toxic chemicals and heavy metals may reside in the walls, ceilings, and carpets of a home. Contaminants from meth labs aren’t only in the rooms that the meth lab is found in, but in the ENTIRE house. There are no national standards for how well ex-meth labs must be cleaned up. In fact, laws vary from state to state, and in some states you can get certified to clean up meth labs in as little as a month. Currently, in SC, there are no laws requiring police to properly clean up meth labs (hire environmental cleaners) after they bust them, as well as no laws making landlords tell tenants that the property they’re renting used to be a meth lab.

In Utah, for example, a family was renting a house that was a former meth lab, and they were sick for 2 years even after moving out. Another family in Utah moved into a ex-meth lab home that had supposedly been “cleaned”, and developed sinus problems within 5 months. The wife was pregnant, and when her baby was born he had severe respiratory problems that “caused him to stop breathing a few times”.

Exposure to low levels of meth ingredients can produce:

headache

nausea

dizziness and fatigue

Not so bad…right? WRONG-high and chronic exposure can produce some SERIOUS side effects, like:

chest pain

respiratory problems

dizziness

cancer

damage to brain, liver, spleen, and immune system

birth defects

Normal cleaning WON’T remove the methamphetamine and chemicals used to produce it. Environmental cleaning agencies need to come in to clean these properties effectively, however, with costs ranging from $5,000 to $150,000, it is an expensive task."

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[KarKingJack]

Lol, university paper Brigitte?

[22222]

hahaha I try ;)

[christian2724]

Possibly. They use some pretty harsh chemicals in the production of meth. I imagine it would have to have been taken care of before being sold to the public. I'm guessing you'll be OK though.

[Asker]

I sure hope so I have an infant and a family member thays on oxygen livin with me,idk if the guy got it cleaned first the place smelled funky when we first got it. Thank you for your answer tho I appriciate it

[TimePhantom]

I've heard that the chemicals can get absorbed into the walls. I'm pretty sure they have to tell you things like that before they sell you the house?

[Asker]

yea it gets into the walls and carpet and crap. no he didn't say a thing about it I found out from my uncle that works for the city.

[TimePhantom]

You should look into if they legally have to tell you before you purchase, I was under the impression that they did have to tell you. And if they didn't then you got a case against the realty company.

[Thiezz]

It might effect your family, but it probably won't affect them.

[Shaun]

no