The Potential of Wastewater Testing for Rapid Assessment of Opioid Abuse (Research Brief)

Aparna Keshaviah, Ross Gitlin, Lindsay Cattell, William Reeves, Jennifer de Vallance and Craig Thornton

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Abstract: An overview of the potential of municipal wastewater testing to provide comprehensive estimates of opioid use across the country. The methodology allows for analysis of geographic and temporal trends in drug use, rapid feedback for program evaluations, and identification of new drugs of abuse.

Keywords: Opioids; Drug abuse; Public health epidemic; Wastewater testing; Sewage epidemiology; Program evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13
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