Course Description
This guide, put out by the Protective Services Training Institute of Texas, presents essential information for professionals who may encounter methamphetamine users, settings where meth is used or manufactured, and children at risk due to caregiver meth use of meth lab dangers. It focuses on risk assessment and worker safety in these situations.
Course Objectives
1) Recognize forms of meth and related paraphernalia.
2) Recognize symptoms of a person high on methamphetamine.
3) Recognize symptoms of a chronic meth user.
4) Recognize signs of a clandestine meth lab.
5) Take safety measures when interacting with a meth user.
6) Identify the risks to a child living in a meth lab or whose caregiver uses meth.
7) Refer to an approved protocol for responding to children found in a meth lab environment.
