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What Canada's wastewater reveals about drug use in 8 cities

New StatCan data shows sharply different drug-use patterns across eight Canadian cities, with methamphetamine elevated in parts of the Prairies and Moncton, cocaine comparatively high in Halifax and fentanyl highest in Metro Vancouver.

What Canada's wastewater reveals about drug use in 8 cities

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