An analysis of ethical issues in using wastewater analysis to monitor illicit drug use

W. HALL ; J. PRICHARD ; P. KIRKBRIDE ; R. BRUNO ; P. K. THAI ; C. GARTNER ; F. Y. LAI ; C. ORT ; J. F. MUELLER | 2012
Dans Addiction (Vol.107, n°10, October 2012) Article : Périodique

Aims: To discuss ethical issues that may arise in using WWA to monitor illicit drug use in the general population and in entertainment precincts, prisons, schools and work-places. Method: Review current applications of WWA and identify ethical[...]

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Challenges and opportunities in using wastewater analysis to measure drug use in a small prison facility

E. VAN DYKEN ; F. Y. LAI ; P. K. THAI ; C. ORT ; R. BRUNO ; W. HALL ; K. P. KIRKBRIDE ; J. F. MUELLER ; J. PRICHARD | 2016
Dans Drug and Alcohol Review (Vol.35, n°2, March 2016) Article : Périodique

Introduction and Aims: Wastewater analysis (WWA) is intended to be a direct and objective method of measuring substance use in large urban populations. It has also been used to measure prison substance use in two previous studies. The applicatio[...]

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Potential impact of the sewer system on the applicability of alcohol and tobacco biomarkers in wastewater-based epidemiology

A. P. W. BANKS ; F. Y. LAI ; J. F. MUELLER ; G. JIANG ; S. CARTER ; P. K. THAI | 2018
Dans Drug Testing and Analysis (Vol.10, n°3, March 2018) Article : Périodique

Understanding the actual consumption of alcohol and tobacco in the population is important for forming public health policy. For this purpose, wastewater-based epidemiology has been applied as a complementary method to estimate the overall alcoh[...]

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Profiles of illicit drug use during annual key holiday and control periods in Australia: wastewater analysis in an urban, a semi-rural and a vacation area

F. Y. LAI ; R. BRUNO ; W. HALL ; C. GARTNER ; C. ORT ; P. KIRKBRIDE ; J. PRICHARD ; P. K. THAI ; S. CARTER ; J. F. MUELLER | 2013
Dans Addiction (Vol.108, n°3, March 2013) Article : Périodique

Aims: To examine changes in illicit drug consumption between peak holiday season (23 December-3 January) in Australia and a control period two months later in a coastal urban area, an inland semi-rural area and an island populated predominantly [...]

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Systematic and day-to-day effects of chemical-derived population estimates on wastewater-based drug epidemiology

F. Y. LAI ; S. ANUJ ; R. BRUNO ; S. CARTER ; C. GARTNER ; W. HALL ; K. P. KIRKBRIDE ; J. F. MUELLER ; J. W. O'BRIEN ; J. PRICHARD ; P. K. THAI ; C. ORT | 2015
Dans Environmental Science and Technology (Vol.49, n°2, January 20, 2015) Article : Périodique

Population size is crucial when estimating population-normalized drug consumption (PNDC) from wastewater-based drug epidemiology (WBDE). Three conceptually different population estimates can be used: de jure (common census, residence), de facto [...]

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Using quantitative wastewater analysis to measure daily usage of conventional and emerging illicit drugs at an annual music festival

F. Y. LAI ; P. K. THAI ; J. O'BRIEN ; C. GARTNER ; R. BRUNO ; B. KELE ; C. ORT ; J. PRICHARD ; P. KIRKBRIDE ; W. HALL ; S. CARTER ; J. F. MUELLER | 2013
Dans Drug and Alcohol Review (Vol.32, n°6, November 2013) Article : Périodique

Introduction and Aims: Wastewater analysis provides a non-intrusive way of measuring drug use within a population. We used this approach to determine daily use of conventional illicit drugs [cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedi[...]

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