Ending the Opioid Epidemic with Wastewater Intelligence

Traditional methods of tracking drug use, such as mortality and hospitalization data, are often too slow and inaccurate to be effective in addressing the opioid crisis, often undercounting the true extent of drug use in a community. Wastewater monitoring is an emerging and innovative approach to tracking high risk substance use that is more timely and accurate.

Download this ebook to explore:

• Results from testing 53 U.S. wastewater treatment plants for high risk substances.
• The public health implications and value of monitoring wastewater for fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and nicotine.
• The power of wastewater as a tool in evaluating the effectiveness and impact of intervention programs.