NDLI: Understanding illicit drug use patterns through wastewater analysis

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Pagsuyoin, S. Latayan, J. Pagsuyoin, B.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Waterloo Coll. Inst., Waterloo, ON, Canada (Latayan, J.) \|\| Coll. of Eng., Univ. of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines (Pagsuyoin, B.) \|\| Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada (Pagsuyoin, S.)
Abstract	Illicit drug use is a perennial societal problem that has serious ramifications on the health and socioeconomic well-being of a society. Its identification and estimation in communities is difficult because of the privacy laws and doctor-patient confidentiality agreements, which may limit the availability of reports and data. Various analytical strategies and research methodologies rely on surveys and reports from health and other government agencies. In this study, we employ a relatively new approach called “wastewater epidemiology” to study the patterns of cocaine use in Belgium. We compiled and analyzed census data and previously published water quality data from 37 wastewater treatment plants across Belgium. Using Pearson correlation and stepwise multiple regression analyses, we examined the relationship of cocaine loads at the treatment plants with service coverage, and the population age group, education, and employment. Our results show strong correlations (p <;0.001) between cocaine loads and served population size $(R^{2}$ = 0.89), younger population (<; 18 years old, $R^{2}$ = 0.89), manual labor (blue collar jobs, $R^{2}$ = 0.88), and tertiary level education $(R^{2}$ = 0.88). Interestingly, cocaine loads were positively correlated with higher education level (Coeff. = 2.0, p <; 0.0001); and negatively correlated with lower education level (Coeff. = -47.6, p = 0.02). Our findings suggest that wastewater epidemiology can potentially be used as a complementary tool to existing survey-based studies of illicit drug consumption in society. Further, this method provides real-time data and a non-invasive alternative to understanding the patterns of drug use in communities.
Starting Page	300
Ending Page	305
File Size	428012
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781479918324
DOI	10.1109/SIEDS.2015.7116994
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-04-24
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Drugs Sociology Education Wastewater Europe Correlation wastewater epidemiology cocaine consumption patterns illicit drugs
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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