• openAccess   Changes in drug use in European cities during early COVID-19 lockdowns ? A snapshot from wastewater analysis 

      Been, Frederic; Emke, Erik; Matias, Joao Luis; Baz Lomba, Jose Antonio; Boogaerts, Tim; Castiglioni, Sara; Campos-Mañas, Marina Celia; Celma, Alberto; Covaci, Adrian; de Voogt, Pim; Hernandez, Felix; Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara; ter Laak, Thomas; Reid, Malcolm; Salgueiro-González, Noelia; Steenbeek, Ruud; van Nuijs, Alexander; Zuccato, Ettore; Bijlsma, Lubertus Elsevier (2021-03-26)
      The COVID-19 outbreak has forced countries to introduce severe restrictive measures to contain its spread. In particular, physical distancing and restriction of movement have had important consequences on human behaviour ...
    • closedAccess   Spatial and temporal assessment of crack cocaine use in 13 European cities through wastewater-based epidemiology 

      Steenbeek, Ruud; Emke, Erik; Vughs, Dennis; Matias, Joao Luis; Boogaerts, Tim; Castiglioni, Sara; Campos-Mañas, Marina Celia; Covaci, Adrian; de Voogt, Pim; ter Laak, Thomas; Hernandez, Felix; Salgueiro-González, Noelia; Meijer, Wim; Dias, Mario J.; Simoes, Susana; van Nuijs, Alexander; Bijlsma, Lubertus; Been, Frederic Elsevier (2022-07-25)
      Already in early 2000s, concerns have been growing in the EU about increasing use of cocaine and it is estimated that below 1% of the population administer the drug by smoking crack cocaine. New available data suggests ...