September 17, 2025Drug and Alcohol ReviewOpen Access

The Need to Revitalise Drug Use Monitoring to Keep Pace With a More Dynamic, Digitally Enabled and Globally Connected Drug Market

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Increased sophistication in drug markets necessitates improved drug monitoring systems, particularly in developing regions.
The prevalence of synthetic drugs and poly substance use complicates public health responses and monitoring efforts.
Novel methodologies such as wastewater analysis and AI-driven data collection provide new opportunities for effective drug surveillance.
Effective data integration across sources is crucial for informing health policies and responding to emerging drug-related threats.

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Experts highlight the need for advanced drug monitoring systems, suggesting improvements in toxicology and data integration.

Griffiths et al. (2025) studied this question.

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