I think this is a great step in creating a national standard approach to how we deal with Meth labs. Not only do we need a clean up standard, but we also need a national campaign to raise the awareness of how this drug is destroying Americans on a large scale. Thank you abcnews for the coverage of this important issue.

the war on drugs gets another great tool. victory can be achieved only with a cordinated effort on all fronts.

the "war on drugs" is a joke, just go to any big city, you can find anything you want.

paul, why do you think you've got to go to the "big city"??? it could be next door, or,traveling past you in the trunk of that car! dude, if it's not a lab thats near you, its a user.

They should legalize the stuff and give it away for free to the addicts all they can consume. That way there would be no more clandestine labs polluting the environment and the addicts would soon all poison themselves to death and we'd have the gene pool rid of them.

Meth toxic cleanup is NOT covered under insurance policies so it's landlords beware!!

Paul, I live in a small town in central Arkansas, POP-733.. Mostly White, the statement you made is incorrect.. You dont have to travel to a big City, No sir just head to small town USA.. I'll bet you can find, meth, weed, Cocaine, just about whatever your heart desires..

Elvis, you sir have a great idea, let the GENE POOL die off..

I can't offer any advise but I have been suspecting that some cars are giving off a SMELL-associated w/such drug use..I don't own a car so I'm always walking the sidewalks to destinations..and there is this peculiar smell that seems associated w/a passing car...and resembles a intoxicant...its always seems to be of equal strength...I have never said to myself..GEE-that's a real smelly one...its always the same..very suspicious...yet..I don't see evidence of local use...as if there is some transportation involved..strange.[end]

It's always over at the mall or "That part of town", or "THEM",belive me it could be your brother, or your sister, your dad OR YOUR BEST FREIND.If you know someone who uses it talk to them about it, help them it's called love & compasion.
This drug is a pyra to family & country. Get the produceres, if it's unavailable there's no problem.
"IF YOU COOK OR DEAL METH MANDATORY 25-LIFE" SECOND OFFENSE "DEATH"

Meth was invented by the Nazi's during World War 2. The pilots in the Luftwaffte used it to fly their bleitzkerig bombing missions: sometimes flying 24 hours or more. The sinister evil of meth is seeping into America :from small ,rural communities and towns to large urban centers.And users ARE your family,friends,neighbors,co-workers,loved ones, husbands/wives/partners.Additionally,people can get prescription medication which has the same destructive effects. SPEED KILLS.

ith direct knowledge of a large portfolio of homes in a certain area of a well-known US city... many had been meth labs. If they had not already burned to the ground, that was said to be about the best way to deal with them. They had no value as collateral for a loan, and the soil was contaminated, as well. I've often wondered what happened to that area of that particular city, but I have never been back. I do know that to "de-contaminate" such a place... impossible.

I can not believe what I have just read. ELVIS...let the gene pool die off? Are you the most insensitive person on the planet? No I see you are not...there is Harold is as well. These people are dads, moms, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. This drug is powerful and destructive. It doesn't just affect the user. It affects everyone that cares about them. It has managed to completely destroy my family. My brother is an addict and clean for the moment. I know there will be relapses. It is really sad and depressing to see what it has done to my parents. Please don't be so insensitive. Bless you all!

Smoke and mirrors. Should have been done ten years ago.

Make the "cooks" pay expenses involved and things will change.

War on drugs is a joke~

Definitely make sure the clean-up costs go to the offender or funded by those who mandate it. I'm tired of the Feds pushing unfunded mandates down to the States and the States to Counties and Cities. If you pass the law, you pay for it!

Contrary to a previous statement; 95% of meth contaminated homes can be cleaned with advanced technologies. Post tests confirm residue removal, legally defensible documents protect liability.

you know, for every meth lab that they destroy, most likely 2 or 3 pop up somewhere else...
The war on drugs is a joke, I'm glad they are trying, but they will never be able to get rid of drugs, there's just too much money involved.