Assessing pharmaceutical and illicit drugs abuse in a university environment through wastewater analysis.
The Science of the total environment March 15, 2025 Miguel Muñoz-Bartual, P Arjona-Mudarra, M Piñaga-Solé et al. 7 citations
Monitoring the presence of illicit and pharmaceutical drugs in wastewater has emerged as a powerful tool for determining drug consumption patterns and trends within a specific population group. In this study, an analytical method has been developed to determine the presence of forty psychoactive substances, including stimulants, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and opioids, in wastewater. The...