: Statistics Canada said Wednesday cocaine use is continuing to show signs of increase in the country based on new data of wastewater monitoring.
Provisional results from 2023 also suggest the trend of increasing levels of cocaine use continues in most municipalities, the agency added. Wastewater-based estimates of drug use have traditionally been used to assess longer-term trends. However, in the context of an ongoing drug crisis in some parts of Canada, wastewater data can provide nearly real-time information which contributes to a better understanding of current drug use and emerging trends, the agency said.
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