The relationship between state methamphetamine precursor laws and trends in small toxic lab (STL) seizures

McBride, Duane C.; Terry‐McElrath, Yvonne M.; Chriqui, Jamie F.; O'Connor, Jean; VanderWaal, Curtis J

doi:10.1037/e481502008-001

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“…Recent reports on precursor controls indicate that local clandestine laboratories, also known as small toxic labs, (STLs) are decreasing (McBride, Terry-McElrath, Chriqui, O'Connor, & VanderWaal, 2008;ONDCP, 2006;VanderWaal et al, 2008) Oklahoma House Bill 2176 is given much of the credit for the observed laboratory reduction (Henry, 2005;ONDCP, 2006;Shukla & Bartgis, 2008). However, as this article demonstrates (Figure 1), the process of attempting to affect the manufacturing of methamphetamine through legislation occurred over time.…”

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Responding to Clandestine Methamphetamine Manufacturing: A Case Study in Situational Crime Prevention

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Bartgis

2009

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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During the 1990s, Oklahoma experienced an increase in clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in operation in the state. Identifying and responding to this problem became a law enforcement priority. Clandestine laboratories were extremely dangerous and volatile, as they posed great risks to individuals and local communities. Initial efforts to control the problem proved difficult, given the availability of all the key ingredients and supplies. In response to this problem, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD) worked to inform the Oklahoma legislature, which passed a number of laws aimed at affecting clandestine manufacturing. This case study explores Oklahoma's legislative responses to methamphetamine manufacturing and retroactively examines whether these laws fit within the situational crime prevention perspective.

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Responding to Clandestine Methamphetamine Manufacturing: A Case Study in Situational Crime Prevention

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Bartgis

2009

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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“…given the legislation and assuming it will work, perhaps law enforcement decreases efforts to find labs) in lab seizures. We have no data to tell us which scenario has occurred although it has been suggested that legislative efforts follow from concerns about methamphetamine use and production and from increased lab seizures (reporting of lab seizures increases public knowledge of and attention to methamphetamine production and use) (McBride et al, 2008;O'Connor et al, 2006). Related to this are limitations in the STRIDE and EPIC data.…”

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“…The rise in methamphetamine-related ED visits and treatment admissions is thought to be related to the production of methamphetamine in small toxic labs -a result of increased local availability (McBride et al, 2008). Small toxic labs, defined as labs producing 1 pound of methamphetamine or less per cooking cycle, provided approximately 20% of the US methamphetamine supply in (McBride et al, 2008O'Connor et al, 2006).…”

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“…Small toxic labs, defined as labs producing 1 pound of methamphetamine or less per cooking cycle, provided approximately 20% of the US methamphetamine supply in (McBride et al, 2008O'Connor et al, 2006). The rest of the supply is produced in so-called super labs, which produce 10 pounds or more of methamphetamine per cooking cycle (McBride et al, 2008;O'Connor et al, 2006). The number of small toxic labs increased significantly in the mid-1990s through 2004.…”

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“…This legislative activity is due at least in part to increased seizures of small toxic labs (McBride et al, 2008;O'Connor et al, 2006). Specifically, a series of federal regulations (enacted between 1989 and 1997) targeted the wholesale market for ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, the two primary precursor chemicals (widely available in common decongestants and cold medicines) used to manufacture methamphetamine.…”

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The relationship between state methamphetamine precursor laws and trends in small toxic lab (STL) seizures

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