Kenya Makes Regional History With First Wastewater Drug Surveillance Report
The report introduces a new scientific approach to detecting drug consumption trends through the analysis of sewage and wastewater samples. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Kenya has made regional history by launching its first comprehensive wastewater-based epidemiology report for drug control, a groundbreaking scientific approach to monitoring drug consumption trends in East Africa.
- The report analyzed 152 wastewater samples from 12 hotspot counties.
- The study was conducted by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA).
- Key findings reveal a worrying increase in the use of synthetic drugs, New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), and drug adulteration, indicating a shift from transit to local production and consumption.
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