Meth Report 'Kick in the Guts' to Those Who Paid to Decontaminate
In New Zealand, rental properties currently are considered contaminated if a test in a high-use individual area reveals levels of methamphetamine of more than 1.5 micrograms per 100 square centimeters. After insurance, property owners spend thousands of dollars to decontaminate these properties. However, a new report from Peter Gluckman, the prime minister's chief science adviser, indicates that there was no risk to humans from third-hand exposure to houses where methamphetamine had been consumed. "In the absence of clear scientific and health information, there has been an assumption among the general public that the presence of even trace levels of methamphetamine residue poses a health risk," Gluckman said. "There is absolutely no evidence in the medical literature of anyone being harmed from passive use, at any level. We can't find one case."