Calls to take Canberra’s drug-checking service CanTEST on the road to better help Australians Sep 3, 2023In just over a year of operation, CanTEST has checked 1,250 samples of recreational drugs like ecstasy, LSD, ketamine and cocaine, as well as harder drugs of dependence like heroin and ice.
VIDEO: Drop-in drug checking clinic provides worrying insight into Australia’s party drugs Sep 3, 2023Nearly a thousand people have come forward to have their drugs tested and the results suggest a host of dangerous supplements and contamination may be found in the country’s party drugs.
Labor under pressure for drug reform after Sydney’s spate of shootings Jul 31, 2023President of Harm Reduction Australia and Pill Testing Australia Gino Vumbaca said the organisation had offered to run free pill testing trials, both during last month’s pride month or at a future music festival, which were not responded to favourably.
What did Australia’s first drug-checking site CanTEST find in its inaugural year? Jul 16, 2023CanTEST, which has been operating for about a year in Canberra’s CBD, is free and open to anyone who wants to know the contents of their pills or drugs.
Majority support for drug checking services Jul 14, 2023A new La Trobe University study shows majority support for drug checking services with 56 per cent of the over 18,000 respondents supporting related policies.