Pill testing trial 'successful' at music festival, evaluation finds | pallavisinghal_
People attending a music festival who were told their drugs contained a potentially deadly substance immediately threw them out after using a trial pill testing service.
More than 230 attendees of the April festival used the trial, which was sanctioned by the ACT government and provided by Pill Testing Australia but was not advertised or supported by signage, according to the evaluation by Australian National University researchers. Lead researcher Anna Olsen said the results show that speaking to health professionals before making decisions around drug-taking impacted people's behaviour.
"The reality is that young people are taking these drugs even though they're illegal and even though public health information advises against it," Dr Olsen said.
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