How to spot a Meth Lab

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The (un)definitive guide to spotting a meth lab in your neighborhood

Because the process in which meth is made changes as new methods are developed I couldn’t call this the “definitive guide to spotting a meth lab in your neighborhood”. However, this should be a good start if you suspect your neighbors are making meth.

First off, meth has a strange odor, and the smell of meth is not easily masked. Depending on the size and scale of the operation, the odor may be strong. Some people mistake the smell of meth being made as a gas leak - however if you smell an odd smell repeatedly you can always contact your fire department (or police dept.) and ask them to investigate.

There will also likely be people coming and going at all hours. This is typical, not just of a meth lab, but of a meth house in general. Meth addicts can typically stay up for days at a time and don’t exactly use discretion when it comes to what would be considered “normal”  in a neighborhood.

Secondly, depending on how much meth is being made there will likely be containers used in the meth making process laying around. This would be tough to spot if it’s a small scale meth lab or they are using the shake and bake method to make meth because they might not have a large volume of discarded containers laying around. The shake and bake (or one pot) method makes small amounts at a time so if your neighbor is making more than just a small amount they would likely make meth using a combination of items:

So if you happen to glimpse through a kitchen window or into a garage where there are oddities like this laying around out of place and in conjunction with one another it might be time to get suspicious. For instance a hot plate and a blender plugged in out in the garage might be a little odd, especially if it there is a film or chemical residue on them. Also keep in mind that these are common household items, some of which could also be used in making home made beer which is totally legal.

Lastly, the many materials needed to make meth. With the exception of anhydrous ammonia, many of these are items that can be bought at local stores, typically in small quantity (especially pseudoephedrine pills). You would likely see the empty containers for these products laying around or in the trash. The materials needed to make meth include:

Now before you go crazy on me about listing everything needed to make meth, believe me when I say that this information is all over the place online and any resourceful tweaker has found the actual recipe long before finding this list. I am listing the common items needed so that if you happen to see alot of empty containers for the listed items you can maybe make a more educated guess as to whether or not your neighbor or someone else has a meth lab going on.

I am not saying you should become some sort of secret agent here, but if there are a combination of things that make you suspicious, it may be time to contact the authorities to investigate. It’s far better to be safe than sorry when it comes to meth labs. These home made meth labs are very dangerous and explosions caused by making meth can, and do happen all the time.

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      Hi, got your invite on Wellsphere.
      You have a good comprehensive site on meth.
      My son is a (former?) heroin addict, now in prison.
      I'm getting it together in Al-Anon, but I write about both sides, addiction & recovery.
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      my friend told me about your site and how your tyring to help abuse so, I just read your blog on how to spot meth lab. I love what you are doing but maybe I can give you a little insight on this drug, I cooked meth/ice since I was 16 yrs old learning from a uncle of mine. I could make up about a 5 gallon bucket full in 2 days. There is ways of making it without no smell what so ever. I wished people could relize that anhydrous amonia and red phosphorous are just a couple ways of makin meth there are lots of ways and now you dont even need ephedrine or its cousin pseudo. I am not going to post exact ingrideints but maybe you can read my post delete if you must and rewrite it so its not so informative. One key to making almost oderless meth is oranges,rolls of nickels or pennies, gun blueing, thread, coolers, peroxide, filters panty hose, aquarium hose. These are key ingrideints making ice/ the new meth I hope this will help ya.
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      Very important tips here, thanks for taking the time to put it together. Meth is such a fire hazard, and you may not even know if someone next door is making it.
     
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