Cocaine, Methamphetamine Use Increasing in Canada, Wastewater Analysis Shows

Cocaine, Methamphetamine Use Increasing in Canada, Wastewater Analysis Shows
Crystal meth drug is displayed to journalists during a press conference at the German federal police headquarters in Wiesbaden, western Germany, on Nov. 13, 2014. Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images
Chandra Philip
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Research in several Canadian cities has found a steady increase in cocaine and methamphetamine contributing to the number of accidental drug deaths in the country, according to Statistics Canada.

The study relies on wastewater numbers from seven Canadian cities including Metro Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montréal, Halifax, Prince Albert (Saskatchewan), and Saskatoon, the report said.