Latest wastewater data from 88 European cities reveal cocaine detections on the rise

The latest findings from the largest European project in the science of wastewater analysis are released today in Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study, published by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). The rise in cocaine detections across around 50 European cities takes centre stage in this year's study, continuing the upward trend observed since 2016. For the first time, international data (e.g. from Brazil, New Zealand, United States) are presented and comparisons made with European study locations. The project analysed…