Visitors are advised about how reactions are different for every person and medical history is discussed and taken into consideration with test findings. These parties believe that informing drug-users about the substances they intend to take leaves them to make more educated decisions.ĭr David Caldicott, the clinical lead of Pill Testing Australia, explained that pill testing is provided in conjunction with a medical consultation. The harm-reduction approach for drug taking at music festivals has attracted other high-profile advocates, like the former Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Palmer. The countr y’s top medical bodies, including the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Australian Medical Association, and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, publicly support pill testing in Australia. Some vehemently oppose, while others, including leading medical identities, have thrown strong support behind the harm-minimisation approach to young people and drug taking. In the aftermath of the deaths, there is a furious debate emerging around pill testing. The five deaths at music festivals in NSW are the focus of a coronial inquest. With the spate of festival deaths over the 2018-19 summer, the prevention of drug related deaths has again come into the national spotlight.
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