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Insisting on a meth test with the Building and Pest could save you purchasing an expensive problem

Domnick Hetmanska 04/09/2017

It’s unlikely you would buy a house without first getting a pre-purchase Building and Pest inspection and report. So why would you risk buying a house without knowing whether it was contaminated by methamphetamine residue? Methamphetamine is known by various street names including ‘speed’, ‘base’, ‘meth’, ‘ice’, ‘crystal’ or ‘crystal meth’, ‘amphetamines’, ‘whiz’ and ‘goey’. […]

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Check out this new feature on the Narcotect website

Domnick Hetmanska 16/03/2017

We’ve just introduced a valuable new feature on the Narcotect website. It’s a free online directory listing businesses offering methamphetamine-related onsite testing, clean-up and remediation services, as well as sample testing laboratories. Initial, presumptive testing using the Narcotect D4D surface test kit is only the first stage when conducting tests for meth residue. If […]

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“There is no ice epidemic, that is absolutely clear”, claims expert. We Beg To Differ.

Domnick Hetmanska 21/02/2017

Dr Nicole Lee of Curtin University’s National Drug Research Institute and director of 360Edge, told ABC Adelaide’s Morning program, “One of the problems in the reporting [on ice] at the moment is it is really focused on the really negative outcomes. “Twenty-five per cent of people who use methamphetamine fairly regularly will experience some type […]

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Protect Yourself From The Danger Of Ice-Contaminated Motor Vehicles

Domnick Hetmanska 01/02/2017

The drug ‘speed’ has been a long-time favourite amongst long-distance drivers for many years and it’s no secret that this illegal stimulant has been used by some truck drivers to keep them awake during long haul journeys. Well ‘speed’ is just another form of methamphetamine, or ‘ice’ as it’s commonly called. If you’ve ever used […]

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A Family Discovers Their New Home Was a Former Meth Lab

Domnick Hetmanska 20/01/2017

A family moving into their new home began developing unusual health problems within a short time of living in the house. They had unknowingly moved into a former meth laboratory and their illnesses were a result of contamination from the cocktail of highly toxic and dangerous chemicals used in the manufacture of the drug. Unfortunately, […]

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Public Housing Flats Polluted By Ice Costing Victorian Government Thousands

Domnick Hetmanska 03/01/2017

According to this news story, published yesterday, the Victoria State Government have forked out over $400,000 of tax-payers money over the past three years on testing and cleaning public housing properties contaminated by methamphetamine use. However, this sum was spent on only 6 properties meaning an average of over $65,000 per property. If the Housing […]

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Family Find New Rental Home Contaminated By Ice – A Timely Warning For Tenants & Property Managers

Domnick Hetmanska 08/12/2016

Source: NZ Herald You’re moving your family into a new rental home. You’ve paid the bond, 4-weeks rent, and letting fee up front, and then you discover that the house may be contaminated by ice from previous occupants. And when you get it tested, the results show that the contamination is above the recommended safe […]

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Meth lab clean-ups on the rise, amid worsening ice scourge

Domnick Hetmanska 01/12/2016

Source: ABC News There is more evidence of a worsening ice scourge, with a Newcastle biohazard cleaning service saying it now gets daily clean-up and testing requests relating to meth lab activity. Health and government officials have been concerned about a so-called ice scourge for several years. It has kept biohazard forensic cleaners such as […]

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The Potential Cost Of Meth Labs That Landlords and Property Managers Should Be Aware Of

Domnick Hetmanska 19/10/2016

Landlords are being hit with huge clean up bills when tenants use their properties as meth labs. A simple clean-up, including pre-clean and post-clean lab tests will set you back between $3,000 and $5,000 if the property has been contaminated by ice users. That is, your tenants have been smoking the drug in various areas […]

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Why Meth Testing Property Has Become So Important

Domnick Hetmanska 12/10/2016

“Our Dream House Was A Meth Lab” “Australia’s ice epidemic causes heartache not only for users and their families, but also the innocent people who inadvertently move into homes once used as illegal drug labs”, writes Sue Smethurst in the latest (Nov 16) Australian Women’s Weekly. “People are getting sick because of the invisible toxins […]

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Buying A New House? How To Ensure It’s Clean From Meth/Ice Contamination

Domnick Hetmanska 07/10/2016

New laws gazetted today, in South Australia, will give health and council workers the power to ensure that properties, discovered as clandestine ice laboratories, are cleaned of all toxic chemicals and demonstrated to be safe. Health Minister Jack Snelling moved to change the law to give new powers to public health authorities and council workers […]

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Increased Ice Use Leads To Rise In Domestic Violence Cases. Would You Want These Tenants?

Domnick Hetmanska 05/10/2016

With the growing use of ice comes an increase in ice-related crimes, including domestic violence. When a user is badly affected by ice, they may suffer from paranoia, fear and anxiety and the feeling that ‘everyone is out to get me’ which can then lead to paranoia-fuelled aggressive or violent behaviour. Queensland Police recently released […]

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Meth warning for home buyers. Test before purchasing and avoid accidentally buying an ex-meth lab

Domnick Hetmanska 30/09/2016

In part one of this two-part interview Radio New Zealand’s Kathryn Ryan speaks to property lawyer Linda Fox about why home buyers should be including ‘meth test’ provisions in their Sale & Purchase Agreements to help avoid the potentially huge cost of accidentally buying a contaminated house. In part two, Kathryn speaks with Dr Nick […]