Medición de drogas ilícitas en aguas residuales: estudio piloto en México / Assessing illicit drugs in wastewater: a pilot study in Mexico
Salud pública Méx
; 61(4): 461-469, Jul.-Aug. 2019. tab, graf
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-1099322
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RESUMEN
Resumen Objetivo:
Monitorear el consumo de drogas a través de la medición de sus metabolitos en aguas residuales. Material ymétodos:
Se obtuvieron muestras de 31 plantas de tratamiento de agua residual y de 95 sitios con poblaciones específicas (38 escuelas, 42 unidades de tratamiento de adicciones y 15 centros de readaptación social). Usando cromatografía líquida de ultra-alta resolución, se midieron nueve metabolitos de seis drogas.Resultados:
Ocho de nueve metabolitos de drogas fueron identificados en aguas residuales. Los metabolitos de marihuana (THC-COOH), cocaína (benzoilecgonina) y metanfetamina fueron identificados en escuelas, centros de readaptación social y de tratamiento de adicciones. En Nuevo Laredo, Culiacán y Torreón se encontraron los consumos per cápita más elevados de cocaína, marihuana, anfetamina y metanfetamina.Conclusiones:
El monitoreo del uso de drogas a través de aguas residuales es factible en México y podría constituir un sistema de vigilancia para identificar cambios de su consumo en el tiempo.ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
Monitor drug use through wastewater metabolite measurement. Materials andmethods:
Wastewater samples were obtained from 31 wastewater treatment plants and 95 sites with specific populations (38 schools, 42 units of addiction treatment and 15 penitentiaries). Using ultra high liquid chromatography, we measured nine metabolites from six drugs.Results:
Eight out of nine drug metabolites were identified in the samples. Marijuana (THC-COOH), cocaine (benzoylecgonine) and methamphetamine were identified in schools, centers of addiction treatment and penitentiaries. Nuevo Laredo, Culiacan and Torreon had the highest consumption of cocaine, marijuana, amphetamine and methamphetamine.Conclusions:
Monitoring drug use through wastewater is feasible in Mexico and could constitute a surveillance system to identify changes in the time.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.9 Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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SDG3 -Target 3.5 Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances
Health problem:
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Target 3.5: Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances
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Cannabis Related Disorders
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Cocaine and Other Stimulant-Related Disorders
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Opioid Abuse
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Illicit Drugs
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Water Consumption (Environmental Health)
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Substance Abuse Detection
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Substance-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Salud pública Méx
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Comisión Nacional contra las Adicciones/MX
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública/MX
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Investigación, Ciencia y Tecnología Internacional/MX
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México/MX
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Universidad de Guadalajara/MX