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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Monitoring substance use in prisons: Assessing the potential value of wastewater analysis

E. VAN DYKEN ; P. THAI ; F. Y. LAI ; C. ORT ; J. PRICHARD ; R. BRUNO ; W. HALL ; K. P. KIRKBRIDE ; J. F. MUELLER | 2014
Dans Science and Justice (Vol.54, n°5, September 2014) Article : Périodique

Prison substance use is a major concern for prison authorities and the wider community. Australia has responded to this problem by implementing the National Corrections Drug Strategy. Across Australia, the true extent of prison substance use can[...]

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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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