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No. Smoke detectors do not test for methamphetamine smoke; they only test for excessive smoke/combustion that may result in a fire. And at that, even if one were to smoke enough methamphetamine in a small area to cause a smoke detector to go off; it would not be able to distinguish what is being burned to trigger the alarm. (I think the individual who asked this question should cut back on the meth--paranoia is obviously getting the best of you, heh).
Theoretically, specially made-smoke detectors are possible to track methamphetamine smoke; or other commonly smoked drugs (crack-cocaine or tar-heroin, for example). However, these are not commercially available as of yet--at least here in the US. And as far as I know; they're not even available for law-enforcement/probation/parole officials or medical doctors.
To track abstinence--and/or ensure continued abstinence--skin patches are sometimes used. However, random drug screens (via urine analysis, or less commonly via hair-tests) are more common among psychiatric, psychological, therapeutic, or PCP physicians and/or various law-enforcement officials who suspect illicit or licit drug abuse (and have the ability and/or warrant to do so). These are more effective in detecting drug use; since abusable drugs, including methamphetamine, can be alternatively taken orally, or via injection and/or insufflation--& no matter the route of administration: inhalation/smoking, snorting/insufflation, orally, or injection--related metabolites can still be detected using urine, blood, or hair analysis. So such smoke detectors are very limited in detecting abuse of such drugs, especially since intravenous/IV (i.e., injection) & insufflation (i.e., snorting) provide just as much "rush"--if not more of a "rush"--than inhalation or smoking the drug does.
So in short- no, smoke detectors are not used to test for meth use in all most every circumstance.
IF there is sufficient particulate matter in the air, no matter what the substance is, the smoke detector WILL pick it up. If the meth is being smoked,,,guess what? There is smoke being created , hence the term SMOKED.
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It sure can. And does. My smoke detector just started blaring as I was smoking. Be careful.
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