Biobot Community Success Story: Cary, North Carolina

When Cary, a 170,000-person town tucked away in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, saw fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses increase 70 percent over the previous year, officials knew they needed to act—and fast.

Cary partnered with Biobot on a wastewater testing program designed to yield insights on neighborhood-level opioid use. With this data, officials are able to evaluate the effectiveness of their drug prevention and treatment programs, optimize narcan distribution, equip EMS with real-time knowledge on emerging drugs, and more.