Growing cottage industry on cleaning meth homes, but many not cleaned, limited oversight
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Tens of thousands of houses around the country have been used as clandestine methamphetamine labs the last decade, and a cottage industry is developing around cleaning them up.
Many Americans are more aware of the production of the highly addictive drug thanks to AMC's hit show "Breaking Bad," which featured a high school chemistry teacher who turned into a meth cook and dealer.
In real life, industrial hygienists and cleanup contractors deal with a property when a batch explodes or police raid an operation and shut it down.
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However, there is little oversight of the growing industry in most states, opening the door for potential malfeasance. And some homeowners are reluctant to pay thousands of dollars to make a property safe, so many houses don't get cleaned for years.