Cape Cod summer hotspot testing its sewage for cocaine to find out how hard islanders have been partying

Authorities in Nantucket are in the process of testing the island’s sewage for cocaine and other hard drugs - (Getty/iStock)

Officials on the New England island of Nantucket will begin testing the island’s sewage for cocaine and other drugs.

Authorities at the Health Department hope the testing will help them understand trends in residents' use of illegal substances, according to the Nantucket Current.