The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has provided graphic charts that clearly display the number of clandestine meth lab seizures since 1999. If you were thinking that this was just a Utah or California issue, then think again. The amount of seizures is staggering. You might also be asking why this is still such a big deal when the numbers are apparently dwindling. There are a couple of factors that must be considered:
- 1) The inability to buy the large amount of needed over the counter drugs has been greatly hampered in the last few years.
- 2) The contamination does not go away. It stays in the structure and a high test result today can be from a meth user a decade ago.
- 3) The number of meth users is still increasing, even though the number of local lab busts has been reduced.
- 4) The DEA has reported that the manufacturing of meth has largely shifted over the border to Mexico.
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