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The Mafia may be keeping fentanyl out of Italy

204 points · 269 comments · runeks

hnrprtlpdb · 1790333673 · focus · HN ↗
Did wastewater drug monitoring for a while, and the annoying bit was fentanyl metabolites sitting near the detection limit, so absence isn't proof.
1. artisinal · 1790336104 · focus · HN ↗
  Does wastewater drug monitoring account / offset for constipation caused by drug use?
  There isn't anything to measure if the poop is unable to leave the end-user.
  1. astura · 1790337763 · focus · HN ↗
    Drugs are detected in urine, not feces.

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