Titre : | Population drug use in Australia: A wastewater analysis (2011) |
Auteurs : | R. J. IRVINE ; C. KOSTAKIS ; P. D. FELGATE ; E. J. JAEHNE ; C. CHEN ; J. M. WHITE |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Forensic Science International (Vol.210, n°1-3, 15 July 2011) |
Article en page(s) : | 69-73 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique AUSTRALIEThésaurus mots-clés EAUX USEES ; COCAINE ; ANALYSE CHIMIQUE ; SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE ; GEOGRAPHIE ; METHAMPHETAMINE ; MDMA-ECSTASY ; DEPISTAGE |
Résumé : | Accurate information on drug use in communities is essential if health, social and economic harms associated with illicit drug use are to be addressed efficiently. In most countries population drug use is estimated indirectly via surveys, medical presentations and police and custom seizures. All of these methods have at least some problems due to bias, small samples and/or long time delays between collecting the information and analysing the results. Recently the direct quantification of drug residues in wastewater has shown promise as a means of monitoring drug use in defined geographical areas. In this study we measured 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methamphetamine and benzoylecgonine in sewage inflows in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia and compared these data with published European data. Cocaine use was small compared to European cities (p |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 26 |
Affiliation : | Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia |
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