Solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridges from UCT were used in a recent study assessing Australian trends in ketamine use through wastewater-based epidemiology. Ketamine has long existed as a pharmaceutical anesthetic but is also abused recreationally. It is starting to be accepted as a possible treatment for mental health disorders and as this idea becomes more…
New/Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPSs) are newly emerging, rapidly developing compounds designed to mimic the intoxicating effects of illicit substances. The ever-changing landscape of the NPS market and the varying physiochemical properties of these compounds make developing and validating up-to-date analytical methods a challenge. Different extraction and derivatization procedures were assessed to determine an optimal procedure…
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are synthetic drugs not regulated under the 1961 or 1971 Conventions, posing significant public health risks. Monitoring NPS is essential for public health, regulatory action, scientific research, and addressing community and environmental impacts. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a key method for studying these substances, combining toxicology, environmental science, and analytical chemistry…
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly implemented in the treatment of inflammation, pain and fever when used in therapeutic doses in human and veterinary medicine. The use of NSAIDs in racehorses is tightly regulated because of their ability to influence the performance of horses. For this reason, International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) published a…
In a recent paper published in Drug Testing and Analysis, UCT’s Xtract® solid phase extraction sorbent was used to extract a diverse range of new psychoactive substances (NPS) from samples of waste water. Temporal trends were found in wastewater with distinct tendencies for synthetic cathinones visible over the period studied.
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