Methamphetamine drug labs are a growing public health hazard in Iowa. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, in 2003, federal, state, and local authorities seized 1,100 Iowa labs, and the number is growing every year. The chemicals involved in the synthesis of methamphetamine are highly toxic not only to the people who produce the drug but also to those who clean up the labs. In this presentation, Ed Bottei, medical director of the Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center, state medical toxicologist for the Iowa Department of Public Health, and clinical assistant professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at The University of Iowa, will discuss methamphetamine toxicology and ways that cleanup workers can protect themselves.