I started working with my department SWAT team in 1997. O ne of our main functions was to serve high risk warrants on meth labs around the state. Many times the labs were so full of gases we had to drop low just to see into the room.

Eventually, after entering countless labs, I noticed my energy level dropping considerably. I started getting headaches regularly, I couldn’t sleep, I had breathing problems, sinus problems and acid reflux along with other symptoms.

I started the Hubbard detoxification through the Utah Meth Cops Project in late September. Quickly into the program, I noticed that my sweat smelled like ammonia, a chemical used during the manufacture of methamphetamine.

An unidentified black substance started coming out of my pores on my chest. Some strange matter came out of my tear ducts. More than once I tasted a metallic taste in my
mouth and numerous times I felt “foggy.”

After the program I no longer have headaches. I am sleeping well again, in fact better than I have in years. The breathing problems and acid reflux are gone and best of all I have my mental clarity and energy back. I would like to thank Attorney General Mark Shurtleff for bringing this program to the state, my superiors for their unwavering support and the staff of the Utah Meth Cops Project for their care and expertise.

Brad Marshall
Sergeant, Utah Department of Public Safety

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