Methamphetamine or Meth (ice, chalk, glass, P etc), is a highly addictive chemical-based stimulant that affects the central nervous system. In non-prescribed doses, Meth causes a very high stimulant level to the brain with adverse effects on the body, including appetite suppression, increased physical activity and talkativeness and a strong sense of euphoria. Meth is a poison that acts firstly as a stimulant then systematically starts to destroy the body.

The larger concern relates to the manufacture of the drug in dwellings. The process of manufacturing methamphetamine can include heavy metals, carcinogenic hydrocarbons, and other toxic chemicals. Some of these will ‘air out’ eventually, but many will persist in the air, on surfaces and inside porous materials. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets, furniture and upholstery.