How does living near a meth lab or meth users impact children?
Meth labs are extremely dangerous environments for children. The chemicals used to make meth are highly toxic and easily explosive. The drugs and chemicals used in meth can be harmful to children’s health. Children living in meth labs often accidentally ingest meth through the secondhand smoke and fumes that are released during the cooking process. Meth and the chemicals used to make it contaminate a home’s living area and water supplies long after meth has been produced. This puts children at risk over the long term. Children living with meth users are also exposed to abuse, neglect and highly unstable environments that endanger their lives. Between 2000 and 2005, meth lab seizures by local and federal law enforcement affected more than 15,000 children. Nearly 4,000 children were exposed to toxic chemicals, 96 children suffered lab-related injuries and eight children died. Will methamphetamine hurt my baby while I’m pregnant? Using meth while pregnant can cause a baby to be born addic
