![]() ![]() ![]() A mixed picture emerges for the remaining substances where trends can be observed (amphetamine, cannabis, MDMA). The methamphetamine situation also appears to be evolving, with more cities reporting traces of the drug. ![]() The latest results show a continued rise in cocaine detections, a trend observed since 2016 (despite some fluctuation during COVID-19 lockdowns). Wastewater samples from some 54 million people were analysed for traces of five illicit stimulant drugs (cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDMA/ecstasy and ketamine) as well as cannabis. Ketamine was included in the analysis for the first time in 2022, bringing the total number of substances examined to six.įrom Copenhagen to Valencia and Nicosia to Lisbon, the latest study analysed daily wastewater samples in the catchment areas of wastewater treatment plants over a one-week period between March and April 2022. The project analysed wastewater in a record 104 European cities from 21 countries (20 EU + Türkiye) to explore the drug-taking behaviours of their inhabitants. The analysis reveals a rise in cocaine and methamphetamine detections and describes how wastewater research can now tell us more. The latest findings from the largest European project in the science of wastewater analysis are released today in Wastewater analysis and drugs - a European multi-city study, published by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). ![]()
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