Some houses and commercial buildings may be used to illegally make, grow, or smoke drugs inside. Common activities include:
- clandestine laboratory (clan lab): a property used to manufacture or ‘cook’ illicit drugs such as methylamphetamine (meth)
- drug smoke house: a house where drugs such of meth have been smoked inside
- cannabis grow house: a property used to grow cannabis (marijuana)
Chemical residues that are not properly cleaned and decontaminated may cause health risks to future occupants of the property.
If you suspect or know that there has been a clan lab or drug smoking inside a property you are responsible for, it is important that you hire the services of qualified professionals to:
- test for drug residues
- remediate (clean and decontaminate) if testing shows residues above health investigation levels
- validate (re-testing) to show evidence the house is safe before anyone else moves in.
The following information is designed to help:
- homeowners, property managers and real estate agents
- illicit drug contamination cleaning and testing companies
manage different types of illicit drug contamination in residential properties.