Saturday, 29 April 2023

Seven psychoactive drugs detected in Australian wastewater for the first time

Drugs have previously been detected in other research but wastewater results suggest increasing consumption

Seven psychoactive drugs have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, a three-year surveillance program has found.

Wastewater testing has revealed the presence of synthetic drugs including mephedrone (commonly referred to as meow meow), ethylone and eutylone, which have stimulant effects akin to MDMA.

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