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COVID-19 lockdowns increase meth exposure risks
Families could be suffering from inhalation and skin exposure risks as meth moves from gyprock into air particles.
Families unwittingly living in houses used as methamphetamine labs could be exposed to significantly higher levels of the drug ice during Covid-19 lockdowns, as financial pressures brought on by the pandemic prevent relocation and limit resources available for environmental health agencies tackling the problem.
In a new study, Flinders University researchers Emma Kuhn, Dr Jackie Wright, Associate Professor Stewart Walker, Dr Harriet Whiley and Associate Professor Kirstin Ross analysed the public health challenges facing environmental health agencies investigating methamphetamine contamination in houses during the Covid-19 pandemic.