Victoria will begin pill testing this summer. Evidence shows it reduces harm (and won’t increase drug use)
- Written by: Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
Vishnu R Nair/PexelsThis week Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announced the state will trial a drug checking service beginning this summer festival season, describing it as a “simple and commonsense way to save lives”.
Allan has since confirmed the service will become permanent in Victoria following an 18-month trial.
Last week, the...
