Are You Living in a Former Meth Lab?

Houses once used as meth labs dot the country, and pose health risks to their new residents.

By Michael Harris
Apr 28, 2010 12:00 AMOct 15, 2019 5:38 PM
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Jaimee Alkinani and her husband had just bought their first home in a quiet suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah. The house was nice: three bedrooms, tree-lined street, kids riding bikes down the sidewalk, and friendly neighbors who waved when they passed. The family was on their way—they'd also just opened a small business near their home, had an eleven-month-old child, and Jaimee was eight months pregnant. Life had officially started for the Alkinanis. But soon things turned for the worse.

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