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NSW government to make pill testing permanent, after successful trial at music festivals (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 2 months ago by [A] to c/australia
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From October, a pill testing service will be made available at up to 15 music festivals per year in NSW.

In announcing the permanent service, Health Minister Ryan Park says it is "not a silver bullet" and will not endorse drug use.

The move was praised by Jennie Ross-King, whose daughter Alex died of an MDMA overdose at a Sydney festival in 2019.

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[–] 15 points 2 months ago (1 child)

This is awesome. I know Australia has issues but America should learn from this.

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    • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    I know someone who recently died at a festival because of tainted drugs. ALWAYS TEST YOUR DRUGS

    Edited: I'm very glad they're allowing this and harm reduction is always the best course. Hopefully it spreads

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    [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    government regulated Dance Safe kiosks

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    [–] 2 points 2 months ago*

    Oooooh I thought people would be testing the drugs they hand out... They're testing the people's drugs. That makes much more sense. Though unrelated: I now have an innovative idea for how to conduct short-term real-world psychedelic drug studies

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