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Drug Endangered Children
General Overview
It’s the Law: HB 1258
Angels in Black -
A child’s vision of hope
Information for Mandatory Reporters
*Tips
for Home Visitors
Signs of Exposure in Children
Growing Up With Meth
-Abuse
and Neglect
-Dangerous
Living Conditions
-Drug
Endangered Children's Social Problems
Start a DEC Team in 10 Easy Steps
DEC Team Protocols
Dr. Kathryn Well's Papers: "Meth Impact on Children"
DEC Links
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Explosives and booby traps (including trip wires, hidden sticks with nails
or spikes, and light switches or electrical appliances wired to explosive
devices) have been found at some sites. Loaded guns and other weapons are
usually present and often found in easy-to-reach locations.
Guns seized in a home-based Meth lab in Sioux Falls
Meth homes also often
lack heating, cooling, legally provided electricity, running water, or
refrigeration. Living and play areas may be infested with rodents and insects,
including cockroaches, fleas, ticks, and lice. Individuals responding to some
lab sites have found hazardous waste products and rotten food on the ground,
used needles and condoms strewn about, and dirty clothes, dishes, and garbage
piled on floors and countertops.
Toilets and bathtubs may be backed up or unusable, sometimes because the cook
has dumped
corrosive byproducts into the plumbing.
A 15-year old boy lived in this
home - the bathroom doubled as a Meth lab
The inability of Meth
addicted and manufacturing parents to function as competent caregivers increases
the likelihood that a child will be accidentally injured or will ingest drugs
and poisonous substances. Baby bottles may be stored among toxic chemicals.
Hazardous Meth components may be stored in 2-liter soft drink bottles, fruit
juice bottles, 2-liter soft drink bottles, fruit
juice bottles, and
 pitchers in food preparation areas or the refrigerator.
Ashtrays and drug paraphernalia (such as razor blades, syringes, and pipes) are
often found scattered within a child’s reach, sometimes even in cribs. Infants
are found with Meth powder on their clothes, bare feet, and toys. The health
hazards in Meth homes from unhygienic conditions, needle sharing, and
unprotected sexual activity may include hepatitis A and C, E. coli,
syphilis, and HIV.
Meth ingredients and lab equipment found alongside food and cooking utensils.
Information from Dept.
of Justice OVC
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