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From May 2022 to April 2023, we analyzed 208 wastewater samples from eight sampling locations across six wastewater treatment plants in Southern Nevada, covering a population of 2.4 million residents with 50 million annual tourists. Using bi-weekly influent wastewater samples, we employed mass spectrometry to detect 39 analytes, including pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and high risk substances (HRS). Our results revealed a significant increase over time in the level of stimulants such as cocaine (pFDR=1.40\u00d710\n                  <jats:sup>-10<\/jats:sup>\n                  ) and opioids, particularly norfentanyl (pFDR =1.66\u00d710\n                  <jats:sup>-12<\/jats:sup>\n                  ), while PPCPs exhibited seasonal variation such as peak usage of DEET, an active ingredient in insect repellents, during the summer (pFDR =0.05). Wastewater from socioeconomically disadvantaged or rural areas, as determined by Area Deprivation Index (ADI) and Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes (RUCA) scores, demonstrated distinct overall usage patterns, such as higher usage\/concentration of HRS, including cocaine (p=0.05) and norfentanyl (p=1.64\u00d710\n                  <jats:sup>-5<\/jats:sup>\n                  ). Our approach offers a near real-time, comprehensive tool to assess drug consumption and personal care product usage at a community level, linking wastewater patterns to socioeconomic and demographic factors. 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