Analysis of illicit stimulant use triangulating wastewater, general population survey and web survey data.

ABSTRACT: Background: We analysed illicit stimulant use in Finland by comparing three separate datasets collected at the same time. Methods: The data used were wastewater analysis (2014 and 2018), population-based drug surveys (2014 and 2018) and European Web Survey on Drugs (2018, Finnish data). Proportions, prevalence levels and trends of stimulant use as well as their consumption were measured. Factors associated with stimulant use were assessed for past-year stimulant or amphetamine use as an outcome measure in regression analyses. Results: Both population-based drug survey and wastewater data showed that stimulant use has increased in Finland between 2014 and 2018. Disadvantaged socio-demographic background and other substance use were associated with past-year stimulant us

SUBMITTER: Karjalainen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10101165 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature