Contamination from methamphetamine use in managed housing continues to be an acute issue across Indian Country, but there has been little scientific research done to understand and evaluate the health risks associated with exposure to such contamination. The Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority (SKHA) requested Training & Technical Assistance (T&TA) from HUD Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) to conduct research to evaluate the scientific basis for the spectrum of current standards for safe or acceptable levels of use-related methamphetamine contamination in managed housing in part to facilitate their own development and adoption of new meth standards and practices, but also to create a technical resource to assist other Tribally Designated Housing Entities across Indian Country.
The Use-Related Methamphetamine Contamination in Managed Housing: Current Knowledge and Standards and Future Policy Directions report is a product of the T&TA request to HUD ONAP that was requested by the SKHA, coordinated by National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) and conducted by Big Water Consulting and Seven Sisters Community Development Group.