Talks on Tuesdays webinar - "Children in Meth Labs: Home Visitor Safety"

DESCRIPTION:

Methamphetamine lab seizures are on the rise in the nation's cities and suburbs, raising new concerns about a lethal drug that has long been the scourge of rural America. We see stories on the news everyday about meth labs, but what does a meth lab look like and why is it so dangerous? Meth lab contaminated homes can potentially pose significant dangers to homeowners, occupants, and visitors. The long-term health effects caused by the residual chemicals from the meth 'cooking' process are just now beginning to be understood. What can you do to protect yourself in the event you accidentally encounter a meth lab during a home visit? This webinar will provide home visitors with knowledge they can use to recognize the signs of a meth lab and what can be done to minimize the dangers posed therein.

MEET THE PRESENTER:

Jason Robinson is a Lieutenant with the Virginia State Police and has worked for them for the past nineteen years. He is currently assigned as the supervisor of the Drug Enforcement Section - Wytheville Field Office, which covers fifteen counties located in Southwest Virginia. As the drug unit supervisor he coordinates a twenty person narcotics unit and has been directly involved in hundreds of criminal investigations involving meth labs, street drugs, and prescription drugs. Jason previously created Virginia's Drug Diversion training program in 2001, which is now in its fourteenth year and is one of the most widely attended prescription drug diversion training conferences in the country. He is also one of the primary Meth Lab instructors at the Virginia State Police Academy, having been directly involved in over two hundred meth lab investigations in the last eight years.