Meth in London? Ecstasy in Oregon? Sewage Pinpoints Drug Use in Communities

Meth in London? Ecstasy in Oregon? Sewage pinpoints drug use in communities
“I was walking with a student,” Burgard said, “and they bemoaned that it wasn't students cheating nowadays to get ahead, but that they were taking Adderall,” a potent amphetamine used to treat attention disorders. Burgard had … What he and his …
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Sewage Tells the Tale of Drug Use in Communities
Chemistry professor Dan Burgard tested the sewage at the campus of at University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, recently and found that “amphetamine levels go through the roof during finals.” drug testing. And Burgard isn't the only scientist to …
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