HSE tenders for €480k contract to test wastewater for 'objective, real-time' data on illicit drugs

HSE tenders for €480k contract to test wastewater for 'objective, real-time' data on illicit drugs

While data on drug use in Ireland is often collated using the likes of garda seizure data, surveys on drug use and treatment figures, the testing of wastewater is seen as a reliable indicator for drug use across a population. File photo

The HSE is to embark on a new project to test Ireland’s wastewater for illicit drugs to gain “objective, real-time" data on the drug market in Ireland and trends in use and consumption habits.

It has gone out to tender for a three-year contract worth €480,000 on the project aimed at informing research, policy and practice in the HSE’s National Social Inclusion Office as part of an early warning system for drugs, it said.

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