The spatial epidemiology of cocaine, methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) use: A demonstration using a population measure of community drug load derived from municipal wastewater

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1874-1880

  Banta Green, Caleb J ^a   Field, Jennifer A ^b   Chiaia, Aurea C ^b   Sudakin, Daniel L ^b   Power, Laura ^b   De Montigny, Luc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzoylecgonine; Cocaine; Drug epidemiology; MDMA; Methamphetamine; Spatial analysis; Wastewater analysis

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DILUTION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER FLOW;

COCAINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; METHAMPHETAMINE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NARCOTICS; OREGON; RURAL POPULATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 70349850740     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02678.x     Document Type: Article

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