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Nature 434, 129 (10 March 2005) | doi:10.1038/434129a; Published online 9 March 2005

Police urge speedy action to clean up home drug factories

Emma Marris

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Illegal methamphetamine labs could turn houses to toxic dumps.

Abuse of methamphetamine is creeping across the United States from the west coast, producing a welter of toxic home labs, a congressional committee heard last week.The drug, a cheap, potent and highly addictive stimulant, can be 'cooked' on a hotplate from easily acquired ingredients such as cold remedies and fertilizers.