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| DTSC Funding Policy for Removal of Hazardous Materials from Illegal Drug Labs |
| State: California |
| California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), April 2002. This resource provides information about how to request state funding from the Illegal Drug Laboratory Cleanup Account. |
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| Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) |
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| Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The BEDI grant program is designed to help local governments redevelop brownfields, defined as abandoned, idled, or underutilized property, including industrial and commercial facilities, where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by the presence or potential presence of environmental contamination. |
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| Methamphetamine Laboratory Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund |
| State: Minnesota |
| Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. Loans will be made to cities and counties on a first-come, first-served basis and can be made only to entities with local clandestine lab or public health nuisance ordinances that address meth lab remediation. |
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Policies and Legislation
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| Precursor Chemical Sales - Limitations and Restrictions |
| State: Alabama |
| HB 152, Alabama. Signed by Governor: May 25, 2005, Effective: July 1, 2005 (except for registration requirement which took effect October 1, 2005). This bill places limitations on sales of over-the-counter products containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, requires a signature and identification of each purchaser, requires registration and reporting on sales, and creates penalties. |
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| Voluntary Guidelines for Methamphetamine Laboratory Cleanup |
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), October 2009. This resource provides technical guidance for state and local personnel responsible for meth lab cleanup. It is based on a review of the best available science and practices and addresses cleanup activities, identifies best practices for specific items or materials, discusses sampling procedures, and provides additional technical resources. |
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| Prescription Needed for Cold Pills in Some Towns |
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| Associated Press, October 14, 2009. This article highlights legislative efforts in some towns to prevent the purchase of methamphetamine precursors by passing laws requiring prescriptions for cold and allergy medications that contain pseudoephedrine. |
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| Meth = Death |
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| National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC), Winter 2006. This article from NLECTC's TechBeat Newsletter provides information about the Meth = Death CD-ROM, which targets a variety of audiences, including police, fire, emergency medical services, public works, real estate, hotel/retail, environment, courts, public health, treatment, hospitals, child services, educators, and grades K–12. |
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| Technology Helps Arkansas Fight Meth Manufacturers |
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| Government Technology, December 1, 2008. This article highlights efforts of some states, such as Arkansas, which are using electronic logbooks to keep track of the purchase of methamphetamine precursor chemicals at different retailers.
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| Mississippi Meth Watch |
| State: Mississippi |
| Meth Watch, a voluntary program that involves a variety of people at the community and state level, is designed to help curtail the suspicious sale and theft of common household products used in the illicit manufacturing of methamphetamine. |
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Publications and Research
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| Legal Requirements for the Sale and Purchase of Drug Products Containing Pseudoephedrine, Ephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine |
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| U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), May 2006. This resource highlights the restrictions placed on the availability, sale and purchase of products containing meth precursor chemicals as part of the Patriot Act, signed by the President in March 2006. Answers to frequently asked questions concerning the restrictions are provided. |
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| Voluntary Guidelines for Methamphetamine Laboratory Cleanup |
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), October 2009. This resource provides technical guidance for state and local personnel responsible for meth lab cleanup. It is based on a review of the best available science and practices and addresses cleanup activities, identifies best practices for specific items or materials, discusses sampling procedures, and provides additional technical resources. |
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| 2008 National Chemical Control Symposium: A Focus on Tracking Precursor Chemicals (DVD) |
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| Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), October 2009. This multi-DVD set includes video of all the conference sessions. The purpose of the symposium was to educate attendees on recent legislative, policy and programmatic developments that states are using to control the diversion of chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine. |
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| Certified Methamphetamine Cleanup Contractors |
| State: Montana |
| This resource lists contractors who have been certified by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to aid in the cleanup of properties contaminated by methamphetamine. |
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Training and Technical Assistance
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| Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) |
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| Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), ATTC is dedicated to identifying and advancing opportunities for improving addiction treatment. |
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| National Institute of Decontamination Specialists (NIDS) |
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| NIDS provides students throughout the U.S. and abroad with training programs that address the latest techniques in specialty decontamination, including decontamination of methamphetamine labs. |
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| Training for Employees of Establishments where Products Containing Pseudoephedrine are Sold |
| State: North Carolina |
| North Carolina Department of Justice and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, April 2007. This online training resource provides information about North Carolina's Methamphetamine Lab Prevention Act of 2005 and its requirements and restrictions. |
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