Estimation of the prevalence of substance use by wastewater-based epidemiology study in four cities of Guangdong, China
Our comprehensive analysis of the substance use situation in these cities indicated that methamphetamine, heroin, and ketamine were the most used substances. Cocaine was detected in only two WWTPs whereas MDMA was found in two separate plants. The cities with the highest and lowest prevalence rates of these three drugs were variant. This study provides valuable data that can support real-time monitoring of regional substance use situations, aiding in developing effective intervention strategies.
Authors
- Wei Jian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-4403)
- Junyi Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9702-1147)
- Yuhan Jin
- Dan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3515-4590)
- Li Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6371-8805)
- Cunxi Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1668-8773)
Institutions
- Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Department of Science and Technology of Liaoning Province (CN)
- Criminal Investigation Police University of China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320141
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.61