Europe’s wastewater tells a new story: sharp drop in MDMA, but ketamine and cocaine climb

The latest findings from the largest European project monitoring illicit drug use through wastewater analysis are released today in Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study, published by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA). This year’s findings highlight a marked decline in MDMA residues across the participating cities, alongside strong increases in ketamine and cocaine detections. The project analysed wastewater in 115 European cities from 25 countries (23 EU, Norway + Türkiye) to explore the drug-taking behaviours of…