Queensland will become the first Australian state to roll out pill-testing sites in an attempt to curb the harmful effects of illicit drugs.
The move will shift the country more in line with global standards on harm minimisation, one advocate says.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said on Feb. 25 that Queensland would introduce pill testing at mobile and fixed sites following the success of trials in Canberra.
The service would allow users to have their illicit drugs chemically tested for the presence of potentially dangerous substances and chemical compounds.
“Pill testing is all about harm minimisation,” D’Ath said in a statement….
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