Meth Question

[Guest Hole_4_Hire]

This has nothing to do with escorting but I'm sure someone out there can answer this question.

 

I live in a modest, older neighborhood and many of the homes are no longer owner-occupied. In the past years it's gone from a "Leave to Beaver" neighborhood to one where crime and break-ins are becoming common. I suspect I have drug dealers living next door. In addition, there are constant late-night visitors who only stay at the house less than a couple minutes and then roar off into the night. There are at least 10-15 such visits each night and more on the weekends.

 

This morning I noticed a rather odd, distinctive odor in the air. It was a not exactly offensive and I'd describe it as rather sweet. But it certainly didn't smell like any food product I've ever known. I've heard that meth labs emit a rather unique odor when the drugs are being cooked.

 

Can any one describe the smell of meth? Any suggestions on other things to look for to confirm or deny my fears? I don't want to alert the police in case I'm wrong.

 

Any insight?

[phage]

I have never actually smelled a meth lab, but I have smelled meth itself on a few occasions. It’s hard to describe an odor but it is a very chemical smell and there is nothing sweet about it. It’s like something you’d find in the cleaning supplies or medicine chest. Sort of bitter and peroxide like.

 

I have heard that the labs reek which is why they are usually in very isolated places. Unless they are using something sweet as a cover up, it probably isn’t related.

 

Definitely sounds like somebody is dealing something though. A very amateurish operation I might add. Unless you are in a VERY bad neighborhood, a reputable dealer would insist that his clients come in and sit for a while just to avoid this kind of attention.

 

Just take a look at your neighbors. Serious tweakers have a pretty distinctive look. Sort of hard and frazzled. If you pay attention, you’ll notice that they seem to be up at all hours of the day and night. Normal partiers stay up late and then sleep late. Tweakers will be up at 4:00 AM puttering around like it’s the middle of the afternoon.

[sdg]

meth has always smelt like honeysuckles to me.

[Guest Hole_4_Hire]

>meth has always smelt like honeysuckles to me.

 

That's exactly what I smelled like to me the other day! Thanks for the insight.

 

I was out in the yard working yesterday when some sort of server showed up at the house. They gave them some kind of papers but don't know if it was an eviction notice from the landlord or the city notifying them of parking/zoning violations.

 

Perhaps things will be taken care of with me having to get involved.

 

BTW, there have been a couple instances locally where people have bought homes and then become very ill. They found out the homes used to be meth labs. Apparently the chemicals were absorbed into the walls and the new owners became ill from the "leftovers". I had no idea that a former meth lab could remain a contamination zone for several months. x(

 

Unfortunately, the unsuspecting home owners are stuck with the cost of cleanup and decontamination. There is apparently no law requiring sellers to disclose that the home used to be a meth lab or cleanup the contamination prior to sale.

[Guest Ant415]

hummm.. You have lots of information for someone that asks the questions.

 

Smoking meth has little odor when used. Chances are if it is being smoked in the next house, you would not smell it by the time it hits your place.

 

 

If they are cooking or making meth at that house, you should move ASAP. If it is a suburban or city neighborhood they are silly fools for trying to cook it there. Chances are they do not know what they are doing, and will soon blow the block up. It is extremely explosive/flammable when it is being cooked. The residue on the walls/ceilings notwithstanding, it is very toxic. One clue to a lab is a lot of garbage, such as bottles, rags, tubing, glass bowls, boxes/container of various industrial supplies.

 

Many labs are in rural places, esp in San Bernadino county (CA).

[Guest Ant415]

hummm.. You have lots of information for someone that asks the questions.

 

Smoking meth has little odor when used. Chances are if it is being smoked in the next house, you would not smell it by the time it hits your place.

 

 

If they are cooking or making meth at that house, you should move ASAP. If it is a suburban or city neighborhood they are silly fools for trying to cook it there. Chances are they do not know what they are doing, and will soon blow the block up. It is extremely explosive/flammable when it is being cooked. The residue on the walls/ceilings notwithstanding, it is very toxic. One clue to a lab is a lot of garbage, such as bottles, rags, tubing, glass bowls, boxes/container of various industrial supplies.

 

Many labs are in rural places, esp in San Bernadino county (CA).

[Guest DevonSFescort]

I remember reading a few years ago that meth labs were the second biggest polluters in California. The chemicals used are very toxic and of course their disposal isn't regulated, so they end up in the water supplies of rural areas. It's not an eco-friendly drug.

[Guest Ant415]

It is quite the polluter. For every pound of meth produced, there is five pounds of waste/garbage produced.

[Michael]

> The chemicals used are very toxic and of course their disposal isn't

> regulated, so they end up in the water supplies of rural areas.

 

Actually the disposal of those chemicals *is* regulated - it's juat

that the operators of illegal meth labs don't care about the regulations

:-(

[Guest Hole_4_Hire]

Hey guys,

 

Thanks for the info on meth. I really don't think the neighbors are using it but I do suspect they are making it and selling it.

 

Since the process server visited, there has been a dramatic drop in late night traffic. Plus, I haven't smelled the "almond" scent again.

 

Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to move (although I'd really like to). I'm buying this home and there is no way I can put it on the market without losing my shirt because the neighborhood has really gone downhill. In addition, my house payment is less than what I'd be paying in rent so I really feel like the only option is to stay and try to help make things a little safer and cleaner.

[chrismac]

I was really never very good at meth...:o