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Clandestine laboratories present numerous hazards to people and the environment. Extreme potential for fires, explosions, and exposure to hazardous chemicals and fumes are but a few.

Additionally, clandestine labs are considered
hazardous waste sites and should only be entered by
trained and equipped professionals. Anyone finding a
clandestine laboratory should leave it alone and immediately contact local law enforcement.

A clandestine laboratory is a laboratory used for the primary
purpose of illicitly (illegally) manufacturing controlled
substances, such as cocaine and methamphetamine. Clandestine
labs are typically small, utilizing common household appliances, glassware, and readily available chemicals

While some clandestine laboratories may be located in
industrial areas, they are most frequently located in residential areas. There are many different methods for producing methamphetamine. Each method has its own inherent dangers. Many of the chemicals used are caustic or corrosive, and some of the processes create noxious and harmful fumes. Additionally, many of the chemicals
can be found in common household items such as lantern fuel, cleaners, acetone, muriatic acid, and diet pills.

The Tennessee National Guard Counterdrug Division in cooperation with the Southeast Tennessee Methamphetamine
Task Force introduces the Methamphetamine Education and
Training Headquarters or “M.E.T.H.” Trailer for use by statewide law enforcement, community based and educational organizations to combat the growing
methamphetamine production and abuse crisis.

The “M.E.T.H.” Trailer provides a mobile methamphetamine hazards awareness display for public view
that emphasizes the often fatal results of methamphetamine abuse.

Visitors will witness the common chemicals utilized in the clandestine methamphetamine laboratories
as well as visualizing the appearance of various types of labs. Video presentations are utilized to further enhance
the experience and anti-methamphetamine literature is available cost free to the public. The “M.E.T.H.” Trailer may be scheduled (at no cost to the public,) for community / educational events by contacting the
Tennessee National Guard Counterdrug Division at 1-877-395-0800