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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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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