Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act

Diversion Investigator George Lutz

802-951-2916

Discuss methamphetamine background and the scope of the problem as related to manufacture and abuse Identify and discuss the pharmacology of methamphetamine Discuss the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act Discuss smurfing and diversion of Small Capacity Production Labs Discuss methamphetamine manufacture and the dangers associated with methamphetamine production

True or False…. The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act was passed to limit the amount of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and/or Phenylpropanolamine available to clandestine laboratory operators who manufacture controlled substances such as methamphetamine and amphetamine.

Which of the following drugs are not covered under the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act as Scheduled Listed Chemical Products? A) Ephedrine B) Pseudoephedrine C) Phenylephrine D) Phenylpropanolamine

True or False…. The easiest method of methamphetamine manufacture is through the “one-pot” method using pseudoephedrine or ephedrine.

The U.S. methamphetamine threat is a two prong problem:

Methamphetamine manufactured by Mexican Trafficking Organizations (large “Super Labs” in Mexico & the U.S.) Small Capacity Production Labs (SCPLs) (based in the U.S.)

YEAR KILOGRAMS SEIZED

CY 2001 1,879.41 KG

CY 2002 1,217.69 KG

CY 2003 1,965.56 KG

CY 2004 2,436.97 KG

CY 2005 3,041.42 KG

CY 2006 2,875.07 KG

CY 2007 1,885.96 KG

CY 2008 2,236.74 KG

CY 2009 3,534.19 KG

CY 2010 5,513.76 KG

CY 2011 8,589.12 KG

CY 2012 12,541.87 KG

CY 2013 14,576.80 KG

CY 2014 16,139.68 KG

CY 2015 17,884.53 KG

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Meth on the rise in western N.D.

By NADIA FAULX Forum News Service

uwhen they see we have a big, gigantic hot spot in the< country for making money and wealth is right here, they're going to focus their efforts."

Dickinson Police Capt. Dave Wi I ki e

Mar 15, 2015

DICKINSON-- It's been referred to as the most significant drug

threat facing the state, the dark side of the oil boom, an

unwanted side effect of the sudden arrival of people to the

Bakken, and with them, money.

After several years of intense crackdowns from both a state and

federal level, methamphetamine is on the rise in western North

Dakota, and law enforcement and local treatment resources have

struggled to keep up with the drug's steady proliferation through

oil patch communities.

Meth-related arrests in Dickinson are up almost tenfold from just

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Today’s Domestic Methamphetamine Easier to make and more potent than ever before

Common chemicals purchased over the counter

Takes as little as one package of precursor

Made in as little as 15 minutes earlier methods took 20+ hours

Today’s labs are the most dangerous with regards to fires and explosions

To limit the domestic manufacture of methamphetamine by placing restrictions on the sale of Pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and phenylpropanolamine at retail outlets.

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Domestic Chemical Trafficking I I t ~ •

[ - 1 viscero 3 points 1 year ago*

Bronkaid is back in CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart stores in CA. "-'$15 for 60 tablets manufactured by Bayer.

Edit: Primatene is also around, but is twice as expensive since it has only half the ephedrine per dosage (check the box). permallnk embed

[ - ) [deleted] 2 points 1 year ago

Walmart near me in PA sells them too.

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(-J juicenx 1 point 1 year ago

Yea, but you have to give an ID at the pharmacy. I wonder if they have a limit on how many you can buy per month or year.

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[ - ) [deleted) 2 points 1 year ago

There is a lim it but it's more than enough to run EC on your own.

If you' re trying to buy it for yourself and 3 friends, it might th row up some flags.

This PDF shows that for 25 mg ephedrine sulfate (the kind found in Bronkaid ), the purchase lim it is 186 tablets per day (a lmost 8 boxes at 24 tablets per box), but not to exceed 18 boxes per month. Considering the max dosage is 50 mg per day according to this resource, you shou ld only need 185 pills for a 12 week dosage, which you can buy in 1 day apparently haha (if you could buy partial boxes) .

Then again that PDF also puts the lim it of no more than 2 packages in 1 transaction. So if you need what, 14 tablets per week, you can buy 2 boxes every 3 weeks and be good.

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You must keep a logbook which contains a written or electronic list of sales of drug products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.

You must write or enter in the logbook the name of the drug product and the quantity sold.

Your customer must write or enter in the logbook their name and address, and the date and time of the sale.

Your customer must also sign the logbook (signature).

Your customer must show you a photo identification issued by a State or the federal government.

Alternate Forms of Identification are allowed by 8 CFR 274a.2(b(1)(v)(A) and 274a.2(b)(1)(v)(B)

You cannot sell Scheduled Listed Chemical Products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine to customers unless they present appropriate identification.

You must verify that your customer’s name on the photo identification matches the name your customer wrote in the logbook.

You must verify that the date and time of the sale that your customer wrote in the logbook are correct.

You must keep the logbook secure. Logbook information may only be shown to local, state and federal law enforcement.

May be copied, inspected only, or turned over entirely.

You may share information in the logbook: To comply with the law; and

For a product recall.

Ask your supervisor for further information about sharing information.

You must store drug products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine either behind the counter or in a locked cabinet. You must give the drug product directly to the customer who signed the logbook.

You cannot sell more than 3.6 grams per day to each customer of Scheduled Listed Chemical Products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine.

Your customer cannot buy more than 9 grams in a 30-day period of Scheduled Listed Chemical Products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine.

Training Training required annually as part of the “Self-certification” process.

Records All records must be kept for no less than two years from last transaction.

Pseudoephedrine Methamphetamine

What’s the big deal with Pseudoephedrine? The answer is basically One Oxygen Molecule. The molecular similarity of pseudo to meth is so close that using today’s common methamphetamine manufacturing methods (“Shake & Bake” Red-Phosphorus or Anhydrous / Nazi method) simply reduce the molecular structure of pseudoephedrine/ ephedrine by one Oxygen molecule to create Methamphetamine.

Delusions Anxiousness and nervousness Extreme paranoia Moodiness and Hallucinations irritability

Increased alertness Sense of well-being Prolonged depression Excessive excitation

and talking Panic

When compared to Alcohol and Cocaine: A group of 100 people given a drink of alcohol every day for 3 weeks, 8 of the 100 will become addicted.

A group of 100 people given meth or cocaine orally or as snuff every day for 3 weeks, 14 of the 100 will become addicted.

A group of 100 people given meth by smoking or injection just 2 times, 90 of the 100 will become addicted.

If a recovering meth addict, who has been clean for 11 months, has a hit of meth in placed in front of them, the desire to use it will cause the addict to use it, 100% of the time.

Dr. S. Alex Stalcup MD, New Leaf Treatment Center

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“Meth lab explodes inside South “Janitor finds meth lab in Walmart Jacksonville apartment” bathroom”

August 17, 2011 The Florida WHNT April 11, 2012 Times Union Boaz, Alabama

“ Meth Lab Explosion Rocks Luxury Apartment in Dupont Apartment”

February 2, 2012

Inthecapital.com

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“Two meth labs found at Elementary “Meth Lab Next to Elementary School” School”

ABC57news April 4, 2012 9 & 10 News April 2, 2012 Plymouth, Indiana Luther, Michigan

“Police bust meth lab next to “Meth lab found in truck at South

elementary school” Effingham Middle School”

“Lawrence Lanier, 34, had two small children in his truck within arm’s reach of a meth lab when he was arrested at South Effingham Middle School, Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said.”

WTOC.com March 29, 2012 Savannahnow.com April 10, 2012 Kingsland, Georgia

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“Two men plead guilty in meth lab-lab fire that heavily damaged Kalamazoo apartment building”

Kalamazoo Gazette March 31, 2010

Combine PSE tablets – whole or ground up

Solvent – ether, camp fuel

Lithium (Batteries)

Sodium Hydroxide

Ammonium Nitrate (cold packs)

Water

Burp, Wait, Repeat Filter off liquid

Use HCl generator to crash out Meth

One-Pot labs newest trend extremely Dangerous

Clan lab stats increase in many states

Reactive to water/moisture

Meth labs catching fire at a higher rate

50% Failure (if it hasn’t – it will catch fire

Pampa, Texas

Bottle Debris

Fragment of bottle lodged in ceiling

Damage to door jam

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30% of all meth labs have children in them 35% of children

removed from meth lab scenes test positive for meth

LEPANTO, AR

Lepanto police arrested three people Thursday after reportedly find

a working meth lab hidden behind a child's car seat.

January 22, 2016 kait8.com

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4 children escape meth lab fire

FoxTV.com Florida October 27, 2011

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Police believe a Muncie couple put the lives of hundreds of children

– including three of their own – in danger by maintaining a meth lab in their southeast Muncie home near a school and a day care center.” Muncie Star Press December 32, 2011

Police seek person who made meth at SW IND school” Wish TV 8 December 13, 2011

Chattooga Co. woman hides meth lab under children's play house

The Summerville News April 16, 2012

Meth lab explosion forces five families out of their apartments

Hillsdale.net April 6, 2012, Cambria, Michigan

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Statewide, there were 547 substantiated reports involving 987 children exposed to meth labs from January 2006 to December 2010, according to the Missouri Department of Social Services. The state took custody of 507 of these children. DSS estimates the state has spent about $3.4 million providing custodial care to children removed from meth homes from August 2005 to December 2010. News leader.com February 25, 2012

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“Meth Lab Baby; A child’s fight for life.”

FoxTV.com November 13, 2009

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“Burned toddler found in Chattanooga meth lab”

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“Sheriff Hubert Peterkin said Thursday his deputies raided a suspected meth operation near the Hoke/Cumberland County line where a 6-month-old child was burned.” February 4, 2011 WTVD Raleigh , N.C.

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“Death of Akron toddler called suspicious; police say meth lab found in home.”

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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.

3 Children Killed, Evidence Of Meth Found In Fire.

Gwinnett County police charged a man with murder after firefighters said they found chemicals related to methamphetamine production in a house fire that killed three children.

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Slide Number 1Goals and ObjectivesQuestions to DiscussQuestions to DiscussQuestions to DiscussForeign vs. Domestic MethamphetamineU.S. Methamphetamine ProblemSeizures of Methamphetamine along the SWB��EPIC SOUTHWEST BORDER METH STATS�(CA, AZ, NM, TX)Slide Number 9United States Domestic Meth Lab IncidentsNorth Dakota Domestic Meth Lab IncidentsDomestic MethWhy do we have the CMEA?What it the purpose of the CMEA?Domestic Chemical TraffickingDomestic Chemical TraffickingTime for the Rules....What information must be in the logbook?Identification and VerificationIdentification and VerificationWho can see the logbook information?How do I store these drug products?How much of these drug products can I sell to each customer per day?How much of these drug products can my customer buy in a 30-day period?Training and RecordsWhy Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine to Make Methamphetamine?A Molecular ComparisonMeth’s EffectsPsychological EffectsMeth AddictionSlide Number 32Slide Number 33Slide Number 34Lab LocationsSlide Number 36Slide Number 37Slide Number 38Slide Number 39Slide Number 40Slide Number 41Slide Number 42Mobile Lab Counter MeasureLab DangersMeth Labs are Endangering our Communities�Florida & AlabamaMeth Labs are Endangering our Communities�Washington, D.CMeth Labs are Being Found At & Near Our Schools�Indiana & MichiganMeth Labs are Being Found At & Near Our Schools�GeorgiaMeth Labs are Harming Our Environment�Tennessee & KentuckySlide Number 50Slide Number 51Today’s Lab��One Pot/Shake and BakeOne Pot Meth Production�How many of these are in your store?One Pot Meth ProductionSlide Number 55Slide Number 56Extremely Dangerous One-Pot labsSlide Number 58Slide Number 59Slide Number 60Slide Number 61Slide Number 62Slide Number 63Slide Number 64Slide Number 65Slide Number 66AVAILABILITY OF MANUFACTURING MATERIALS!!!!!!!!!From the Folks that Brought you��“BlackFriday”�&�“Cyber Monday”“Tweaker Tuesday”Slide Number 70Slide Number 71Slide Number 72Slide Number 73Slide Number 74Slide Number 75Slide Number 76Time To GatherWhat is a Smurf?Final ThoughtsMeth Labs are Endangering and Harming our ChildrenMeth Labs are Endangering our Children�FloridaMeth Labs are Endangering our Children�FloridaMeth Labs are Endangering our Children�IndianaMeth Labs are Endangering our Children�GeorgiaMeth Labs are Endangering our Children�MichiganMeth Labs are Endangering our Children�MissouriMeth Labs are Harming our Children�FloridaMeth Labs are Harming our Children�TennesseeMeth Labs are Harming our Children�North CarolinaMeth Labs are Harming our Children�OhioMeth Labs are Harming our Children�GeorgiaMeth Labs are Harming our Children�OklahomaQUESTIONS