{"id":6171,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-lif-og-laeknavisindum-arndis-sue-ching-love\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:35","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-lif-og-laeknavisindum-arndis-sue-ching-love","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-lif-og-laeknavisindum-arndis-sue-ching-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed l\u00edf- og l\u00e6knav\u00edsindum &#8211; Arnd\u00eds Sue Ching L\u00f6ve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" property=\"content:encoded\">\n<p>F\u00f6studaginn 4. j\u00fan\u00ed ver Arnd\u00eds Sue Ching L\u00f6ve doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed l\u00edf- og l\u00e6knav\u00edsindum vi\u00f0 L\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Ritger\u00f0in ber heiti\u00f0: <strong>F\u00edkniefni \u00ed fr\u00e1rennsli fr\u00e1 Reykjav\u00edk. Estimation of illicit drug use in Reykjavik by wastewater-based epidemiology.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andm\u00e6lendur eru dr. Bikram Subedi, lektor vi\u00f0 Murray State University \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum og dr. Jerker Fick, d\u00f3sent vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Ume\u00e5 \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Umsj\u00f3narkennari var dr. Magn\u00fas Karl Magn\u00fasson, pr\u00f3fessor, og lei\u00f0beinandi var dr. Krist\u00edn \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, d\u00f3sent. Auk \u00feeirra s\u00e1tu \u00ed doktorsnefnd dr. Margr\u00e9t \u00deorsteinsd\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor, dr. Helga Zo\u00e9ga, pr\u00f3fessor og dr. Kevin V. Thomas, pr\u00f3fessor.<\/p>\n<p>Engilbert Sigur\u00f0sson, pr\u00f3fessor og deildarforseti L\u00e6knadeildar, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni sem fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 13.00.<\/p>\n<p><strong>V\u00f6rninni ver\u00f0ur streymt:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/hi\/arndissuechinglove\">https:\/\/livestream.com\/hi\/arndissuechinglove<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c1grip<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Misnotkun f\u00edkniefna getur leitt til heilsutj\u00f3ns og f\u00e9lagslegra aflei\u00f0inga sem veldur neikv\u00e6\u00f0um \u00e1hrifum \u00e1 l\u00fd\u00f0heilsu. Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 meta umfang f\u00edkniefnaneyslu svo h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 \u00e1 vi\u00f0eigandi og \u00e1hrifar\u00edkan h\u00e1tt. M\u00e6lingar \u00e1 f\u00edkniefnum og lyfse\u00f0ilsskyldum lyfjum \u00ed fr\u00e1rennslisvatni hafa veri\u00f0 nota\u00f0ar til \u00feess a\u00f0 meta notkun efnanna \u00fear sem liti\u00f0 er \u00e1 fr\u00e1rennsli sem samansafn \u00fevags\u00fdna fr\u00e1 heilu samf\u00e9lagi. \u00c1rei\u00f0anlegar ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur eru fengnar \u00e1 flj\u00f3tvirkan h\u00e1tt \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 inngripum s\u00e9 beitt. A\u00f0almarkmi\u00f0 \u00feessarar ranns\u00f3knar var a\u00f0 setja upp og gilda greiningara\u00f0fer\u00f0 fyrir f\u00edkniefni og lyfse\u00f0ilsskyld lyf \u00ed fr\u00e1rennsli fr\u00e1 Reykjav\u00edk og meta notkun efnanna.<\/p>\n<p>\u00der\u00f3un \u00ed notkun f\u00edkniefna og lyfja \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk var metin fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2017 til 2020 me\u00f0 reglulegum m\u00e6lingum \u00e1 efnunum \u00ed fr\u00e1rennsli. Mikil aukning s\u00e1st s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed notkun k\u00f3ka\u00edns fram til \u00e1rsins 2020 en v\u00edsbendingar voru um breytt neyslumynstur f\u00edkniefna \u00e1 me\u00f0an heimsfaraldur k\u00f3r\u00f3nuveirunnar st\u00f3\u00f0. Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur voru bornar saman vi\u00f0 \u00f6nnur Nor\u00f0url\u00f6nd \u00e1samt \u00f6\u00f0rum v\u00edsum a\u00f0 f\u00edkniefnanotkun eins og haldl\u00f6g\u00f0u magni og g\u00f6gnum um f\u00edkniefnaakstur. M\u00f6gulegt er a\u00f0 n\u00e1 fram heildst\u00e6\u00f0ari mynd af notkun f\u00edkniefna \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sameina ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur sem bygg\u00f0ar eru \u00e1 m\u00e6lingum \u00e1 fr\u00e1rennsli vi\u00f0 \u00f6nnur g\u00f6gn. \u00deessi a\u00f0fer\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i getur veitt hagsmunaa\u00f0ilum eins og l\u00f6gregluyfirv\u00f6ldum og heilbrig\u00f0isstarfsm\u00f6nnum mikilv\u00e6gar og skj\u00f3tfengnar uppl\u00fdsingar sem nota m\u00e1 \u00ed bar\u00e1ttunni gegn f\u00edkniefnavandanum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>English abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The misuse of drugs can cause a wide range of health-related harms and is directly linked to a variety of social consequences with negative effects on public health. Detailed information on the use and availability of illicit drugs is crucial to shape effective actions against drug abuse. Wastewater-based epidemiology is a reliable way to estimate the use of illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals at a community level where wastewater is considered a pooled urine sample of a total population. This is a non-intrusive tool which provides objective results in near real-time. The primary aim of this project was to adapt and validate a reliable analytical method for illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals in wastewater from Reykjavik to be able assess its use.<\/p>\n<p>Both temporal and spatial trends in illicit drug use were estimated from 2017 to 2020 by using wastewater-based epidemiology. A large increase was observed in cocaine use up until 2020 but indications on a change in consumption patterns of illicit drugs were seen during the COVID pandemic. Results were compared with other Nordic countries and different indicators of drug use such as seized amounts and driving under the influence cases. By complimenting data by wastewater-based epidemiology and other methods used to assess the use of drugs, a more comprehensive picture of the community drug abuse can be achieved. This could provide stakeholders such as the law enforcement or health care authorities timely, valuable, and useful information in their fight against drug abuse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arnd\u00eds Sue Ching L\u00f6ve er f\u00e6dd \u00ed Stokkh\u00f3lmi \u00feann 17. j\u00fal\u00ed 1985. H\u00fan lauk st\u00fadentspr\u00f3fi af N\u00e1tt\u00farufr\u00e6\u00f0ibraut fr\u00e1 Kvennask\u00f3lanum \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u00e1ri\u00f0 2005 og meistaragr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed lyfjafr\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 2011. Samhli\u00f0a doktorsn\u00e1minu starfa\u00f0i Arnd\u00eds \u00e1 Ranns\u00f3knastofu \u00ed lyfja- og eiturefnafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands vi\u00f0 greiningar \u00e1 f\u00edkniefnum \u00ed l\u00edfs\u00fdnum. Arnd\u00eds starfar n\u00fa vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 l\u00edft\u00e6knilyfjum hj\u00e1 lyfjafyrirt\u00e6kinu Alvotech. Foreldrar Arnd\u00edsar eru Margr\u00e9t Hallgr\u00edmsd\u00f3ttir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0minjav\u00f6r\u00f0ur og dr. Arthur L\u00f6ve, yfirl\u00e6knir og pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 L\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Maki Arnd\u00edsar er Aron Jarl Hillers bifv\u00e9lavirki og sonur hennar er \u00der\u00e1inn L\u00f6ve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":4927,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_phd_date_start":"2021-06-04T13:00:00+00:00","_phd_date_end":"2021-06-04T16:00:00+00:00","_phd_location":"A\u00f0albygging H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asalur","_phd_admission":"A\u00f0gangur \u00f3keypis","_phd_thesis_title":"F\u00edkniefni \u00ed fr\u00e1rennsli fr\u00e1 Reykjav\u00edk. 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