How do meth labs smell?

Meth is an illegal drug that's classified in the same way as cocaine because it's a stimulant, and it's often used as a club or party drug because of the energy and euphoria it creates, allowing people to dance or stay up for long periods of time. read more

Examples of odors from a meth lab might be a sweet ether smell, acrid chemical fume, ammonia or cat urine odor, or rotten egg sulfurous stink. Meth Lab Chemicals There is more than one way to cook meth, but if you see or smell these chemicals together, they might indicate a meth lab. read more

Signs of a Meth Lab Homemade “kitchen” meth labs can look so ordinary that they may escape detection by the untrained eye. Discarded containers that have been used to make meth using the one-pot method are dangerously contaminated but may look harmless. read more

As a result of the materials used, meth can smell like powerful chemicals. For example, signs of a meth lab can include smells of paint or something that’s often called a “hospital smell,” because of the powerful chemical cleaners used in medical facilities. read more