Contribution of Illicit Drug Use to Pharmaceutical Load in the Environment: A Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Substance</td><td class="align_center">Illicit drugs (mg/day/1000 inhabitants)</td><td class="align_center">References</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Amphetamine</td><td class="align_center">LOQ–79</td><td class="align_center"> </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">MDMA</td><td class="align_center">LOD–51</td><td class="align_center"> </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Methamphetamine</td><td class="align_center">LOD–24</td><td class="align_center"> </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Benzoylecgonine</td><td class="align_center">LOQ–450</td><td class="align_center">[<a href="/journals/jeph/2022/9056476/#B125" target="_blank">125</a>]</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mephedrone</td><td class="align_center">LOQ–102</td><td class="align_center"> </td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Identified illicit drugs in northern Tunisia.</div>

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Table 5: Contribution of Illicit Drug Use to Pharmaceutical Load in the Environment: A Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa 