NACO - National Association of Counties

• The Meth Epidemic in America - Two Surveys of U.S. Counties: The Criminal Effect of Meth on Communites. The Impact of Meth on Children.

National Jewish Hospital

• A 24-Hour Study to Investigate Chemical Exposures Associated with
  Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories  (Reprinted with Permission)
• Chemical Exposures Associated with Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories - (Reprinted with Permission)
• Chemical Exposures Associated with Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories Using the Anhydrous Ammonia Method of Production - (Reprinted with Permission)

ECONorthwest

• The Multnomah County Meth Tax, by Robert Whelan and Sam Boggess - "METHAMPHETAMINE (“meth”) abuse in Multnomah County is rampant. It directly hurts not only abusers, but also their families, friends, neighbors, and communities at large. Meth causes drug-induced mental illnesses, violent criminal behavior, the release of toxins into the environment, and the destruction of the social fabric of families. The economic impacts are also great. This study, by the Oregon-based economic research firm ECONorthwest, reveals that the direct costs of meth abuse in Multnomah County were over $102.3 million in 2004, more than all the individual income taxes paid by County residents." Click here to read the remainder of the document (PDF Document).

Articles

COPS

• Children in Meth Labs: Risky Business - Author Carl R. Peed, Director, Office of Community Policing Services U.S. Department of Justice. (Reprinted with permission)