Is meth just as popular as ever, as a harm-reduction expert says, or is its recent presence in metro-area libraries a warning sign? 'People have been using meth for fun, often with sex and as a survival method...' HRAC_Denver meth
"Meth has been just as popular for years. I think fentanyl became sexy to the media. People have been using meth for fun, often with sex and as a survival method for our unhoused neighbors in Denver, especially on cold, snowy nights to walk around the city to not lay down and freeze to death," says Raville, who feels that the focus on meth contamination at libraries shares similarities with reefer madness and the intense media coverage of fentanyl.
Boulder Public Library's main branch has since partially reopened following its late-December closure due to meth contamination, which is regulated by the. When a building or home becomes contaminated with meth — either from smoking or cooking the drug — the cost of tests and remediation work to get the meth residue below state-law thresholds can be exorbitant.
"The library hopes to get the restrooms open as quickly as possible. When they do reopen, they won’t be open and freely accessible. Instead, they will be monitored by security and staff, and will remain locked. Users will have to ask a staff or security guard for access," says Annie Elliott, a spokesperson for the City of Boulder, who notes that the city has also spent $15,000 on access control to the restrooms.and public-facing areas of a municipal building on January 6.
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