New White House drug abuse strategy floats wastewater testing, AI, more treatment

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The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing on a national level to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News.

The administration also aims to apply artificial intelligence technologies to screen cargo for illicit drugs at ports of entry, examine electronic health records to "identify patients at high risk of overdose" and create search algorithms to detect emerging threats, the plan says.

The White House intends to release the 195-page document next week, sources familiar with the matter said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-drug-abuse-strategy-013100151.html

Always knew these guys were sewer rats.