“Meth is my life,” said Jim Derry of the Tennessee Methamphetamine and Pharmaceutical Task Force as he spoke at the Women’s Council of Realtors luncheon Wednesday, August 14 at the Choo-Choo Hotel, “but not in the way you think.” Derry spoke passionately to the group and its sponsors, including First American Home Buyer Protection and Full Disclosure Inspection, about the dangers of meth to a community. Most startling was the number of meth labs seized to date in Hamilton County: 820. To aid Realtors researching properties on behalf of clients, Derry pointed the group to www.rid-meth.org, which contains a searchable database of meth labs seized in an area. Those in the room gasped as Derry displayed the list of labs seized locally on a pull-down screen and scrolled through the addresses. Pictured: Derry with an assortment of common household items used in the production of meth. (The bottle on the podium was inert. Photo by David Laprad.)