…the meth house next door…...meth 101 searching for a decongestant and bronchodilator to...
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…the Meth House next door…
-Kam Bradman
President
BIOCLEAN TEAM, Inc.
Site ConditionsCurrent mental image?
Social Habits
Successful
Decontamination
Meth in Michigan
2004: 459
2012: 754
2014: 861
You live where…?
Meth 101 Searching for a decongestant and bronchodilator to
substitute for ephedrine, in 1929, biochemist
Gordon Alles discovered the physiological activity
of beta-phenyl-isopropylamine.
1933 Smith, Kline, French
Amphetamines fall into 3 classes; amphetamine itself, dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) which is twice as strong as the original and methamphetamine (Methedrine) which is twice as
strong again.
Then vs. Now
Local Business
Eaton Co., MI
Active Ingredient: Pseudoephedrine 30mg
Inactive Ingredient:
Carnauba wax, dibasic calcium phosphate dehydrate, FD&C red no. 40 aluminum lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide.
Midland, MI
Every
Meth Addict becomes a
professional electrician
and computer software engineer.
Bathroom Vanity
“One Pot” or “Gas Generator”
Unknown Variables…
Hmmm…..
Dump Site discovered after LE cleared the scene.
Sidney, MI
Social Habits
Well….
Darting eyes or blank gaze
Loss of interest in normal activities: food, water, sex, sleep.
"Tweaking" or "Geeking“: doing something for hours on end over and over again.
“Sketched”: agitated, nervous, moody, irritable, and aggressive behavior.
Sleep deprivation: hallucinations, delusions, extreme paranoia, violent outbursts.
Unpleasant chemical body odor.
Withdrawal behavior: constant jitteriness, and/or severe depression.
Doing things for hours on end without really accomplishing anything.
Hallucination.
Agitation: fight over minor things.
Commit crimes of opportunity.
Scratch themselves or pick at sores until they become infected.
“Crash and wake-up”: strange places with strange people.
Hangout with other people who they wouldn't go near if straight.
Decontamination
• Tools
• Training
• Technology
• Testing
IICRC2 credits
HAZWOPER – 40hrs
All training can be accomplished online through various accredited sites for a fee.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac require proof of training certificates for contracts.
Technology
Peroxide7% - 14%
Sample Container
100cm2 Template
Gloves
Media
Chain of Custody Form
Discrete vs. Composite
Kilogram measures1000
grams
Megagram (Mg) measures
1,000,000 grams
Decigram (dg) measures
tenths of a gram
Centigram (cm) measures
hundredths of a gram
milligram (mg) measures
thousandths of a gram
microgram (µg) measures
millionths of a gram
measures millionths of a
gram
0.50
or
0.125