1. Clandestine Drug Labs/Meth

2. Lab Produced Drugs
Methamphetamine
Marijuana
Cocaine
Others

3. Methamphetamine Can be a legal prescription (Desoxyn)
Most often encountered in illegal/illecit production and use
Powerful stimulant
Highly addictive
Taken by injection, smoking, snorting, rectal

4. Methamphetamine Classic indications of meth use Meth mouth
“bugs” under the skin
Extreme hyperactivity
Inability to sleep

5. Meth Production Two methods “Bathtub” method “Shake n Bake” method
Generally production for distribution
Houses/apartments/self storage units/pickups
“Shake n Bake” method
Often for self consumption
Usually a 2 liter bottle

6. The Key Ingredient Ephedrine and/or pseudoephadrine
Found in cold/allergy meds, Primatine inhalers, etc.
Efforts under way to control access to these key ingredients

7. Other Ingredients Gasoline additives Rubbing alcohol Ether Benzene
Paint thinner
Freon
Acetone
Chloroform
Camp stove fuel
Anhydrous ammonia
White gasoline
Phenyl-2-propane
Phenylacetone
Phenylpropanolamine
Rock, table or Epsom salt
Red phosphorus
Toluene
Red devil lye
Muriatic/hydrochloric acid
Battery acid
Lithium from batteries
Sodium
Iodine
Iodine crystals
Ammonium nitrate

8. Meth Methods Birch reduction Hydroiodic acid/red phosphorus method
Lithium and ammonia
Also known as the “nazi” method
Can substitute some materials
Basis of both bathtub and shake n bake methods of production
Hydroiodic acid/red phosphorus method
Red phosphorus from matches

9. Problems with Meth Production
Fire/explosions
Potentially class D fires
Chemical contamination
Toxic leftovers
Ammonia, phosphine, methylamine, acetone, chloroform, iodine, white/red phosphorus, hydrogen chlorine, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen iodine, lithium, sodium, ether, methamphetamine gas

10. Meth Names Speed Meth Ice Crystal Chalk Crank Tweak Uppers
Black Beauties
Glass
Bikers Coffee
Methlies Quick
Poor Man’s Cocaine
Chicken Feed
Shabu or shabu-shabu
Crystal Meth
Stove Top
Trash
Go Fast
Yaba
Yellow Bam

11. Meth in Indiana In 1999, law enforcement investigated 177 labs

12. Meth and LEA
Law enforcement generally prefers to handle meth labs on their own
We turn it into a “hazmat”
Attracts attention
Takes time
Disrupts their investigation
They typically burn whatever they can