Wastewater-based drug analysis technology is based on the principle that after drug users consume illicit substances, the parent drugs and their metabolites are excreted through urine or feces and eventually enter the municipal sewer system. This technology involves collecting wastewater samples from the sewer network and analyzing them in the laboratory to determine the types and concentrations of drugs present. By combining these analytical results with data on wastewater flow rates and the population served by the treatment plant, the prevalence of drug use in a given area can be estimated. This scientific approach provides a theoretical basis for drug situation monitoring, source tracing, and targeted enforcement. 

Sewage drug testing can detect very trace amounts of drugs in wastewater, making it one of the methods used for drug abuse testing.This way can assess drug consumption levels in a specific area. The Wastewater Drug Traceability System enables location tracing—from regional investigation down to pinpointing individual buildings.

Below are some sewage testing cases from China.

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