There blows the neighborhood.

A test on sewage in wealthy Nantucket Island has discovered cocaine levels 50% higher than the US average, according to data published by local health officials.

Levels of cocaine in wastewater tested around the wealthy Massachusetts enclave measured over 1,5000 nanograms per liter (ng/L), compared to the national average of 1,000 ng/L, according to testing results on the town’s website .

The results, based on testing carried out over six weeks between Jun. 18 and Jul. 28, also detected traces of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and Xylazine, along with prescription opioids including codeine, morphine, and oxycodone. 3

Fentanyl and methamphetamine levels were lower than the national average and the average for the Northeast, results show.

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