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Geographic differences and commonalities of substance use were explored.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Wastewater was sampled across the United States (n=12). Selected drugs with misuse potential, prescriptions, and over-the-counter drugs and their metabolites were tested across geographic locations for 7 days. Methods used included wastewater assessment of substances and metabolites paired with machine learning, specifically discriminant analysis and cluster analysis, to explore similarities and differences in wastewater measures.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Geographic variations in the wastewater drug or metabolite levels were found. Results revealed a higher use of methamphetamine (z=\u20132.27, P=.02) and opioids-to-methadone ratios (oxycodone-to-methadone: z=\u20131.95, P=.05; hydrocodone-to-methadone: z=\u20131.95, P=.05) in states west of the Mississippi River compared to the east. Discriminant analysis suggested temazepam and methadone were significant predictors of geographical locations. Precision, sensitivity, specificity, and F1-scores were 0.88, 1, 0.80, and 0.93, respectively. Finally, cluster analysis revealed similarities in substance use among communities.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n These findings suggest that wastewater-based surveillance has the potential to become an effective form of surveillance for substance use. Further, advanced analytical techniques may help uncover geographical patterns and detect communities with similar needs for resources to address substance use disorders. 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