The Royal Australasian College of Physicians says there is now enough evidence to warrant carefully-designed pill testing trials in Australia, and has written a letter to state and territory leaders supporting trials at music festivals ElizaBorrello
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RACGP supports pill testing trialThe Royal Australasian College of Physicians has written a letter to state and territory leaders supporting trials of pill testing at music festivals. The College says there is now enough evidence to warrant carefully designed trials in Australia.
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'Evidence backs pill testing trials': physicians tell BerejiklianAustralia's peak body for physicians has called on Gladys Berejiklian to introduce trials at music festivals to save lives | Kaubo
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'Please can we have pill testing done': Family of dead teen to NSW PremierRelatives of a 19-year-old Central Coast woman who died after attending the FOMO music festival in Sydney has demanded the NSW premier introduce pill testing.
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NSW Premier dismisses renewed calls for pill testing | Sky News AustraliaThe family of a young woman who died of a suspected drug overdose after attending a music festival in Sydney's west have urged the NSW government to reconsider pill testing.\n\nThe 19-year-old suffered a suspected fatal overdose after attending the FOMO festival in Parramatta on Saturday.\n\nThe young woman's grandmother says Gladys Berejiklian should look into pill testing, saying it's a small thing to do.\n\nNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is refusing to consider trailing pill testing, saying she fears it would encourage drug use.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n
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PM refuses to weigh in on pill testing debate | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has refused to weigh in on the controversial pill testing debate despite another suspected drug overdose at a music festival in Sydney at the weekend. \n\nThe family of 19-year-old Alex Ross-King, who died after FOMO music festival, is putting pressure on the government to trial pill testing after the loss of their daughter on Saturday. \n\nMr Morrison says it is 'a very difficult issue and there are no simple answers', but has refused to comment on trials arguing it is a state, not federal government issue. \n\n\n\n
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Renewed push for pill testing after teen girl dies at music festival | Sky News AustraliaThe woman who died from a suspected drug overdose at a Sydney music festival at the weekend has been identified as 19-year-old Alex Ross-King. \n\nMs Ross-King was at FOMO music festival in Parramatta, Sydney’s west on Saturday, when she was rushed to Westmead Hospital and later died. \n\nThe teenager’s family is now calling on the New South Wales government to consider pill testing at music festivals. \n\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian has not supported the move however, saying ‘I worry pill testing could have the opposite effect’ and ‘we need to keep sending out the strongest message that taking these illicit drugs kills’. \n\n\n\n\n\n
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