Research shows that damage to neurons containing Dopamine and Serotonin occurs to the nerve endings "terminals" which appear to have limited ability to re-grow, thus putting the user at risk for conditions such as Parkinsons & Alzheimers in later years.
At its most impure, methamphetamine is sold as a crumbly brown or off-white rock commonly referred to as "peanut butter crank.
Typical cleanup costs for a meth lab are between $4000 and $10000 (NCDOJ, 2004). According to one local drug task force agent interviewed recently, some of the gases produced in a clandestine meth lab are instantly deadly if inhaled. Children playing, eating and sleeping in a meth lab are surrounded by the deadly gases. All adults and children removed from a meth lab are showered, decontaminated, and dressed in haz/mat suits before they are removed from the area. Children living at, or near a meth lab are exposed to immediate dangers and to the on going effects of chemical contamination. The extent of the lasting or long-term physical effects on meth users or their children who are exposed to a meth lab are not known
Students who use drugs are statistically more likely than nonusers to drop out of school, bring guns and knives to school, and be involved in physical attacks, property destruction, stealing, and cutting classes (SAMHSA, 2004). Drug abuse not only interferes with a student's ability to learn, it also disrupts the orderly environment necessary for all students to succeed. Student drug testing can help reduce the occurrence of these disruptive behaviors, which benefits everyone in the school and community.
