This fact sheet from Harm Reduction Australia examines pill testing: What it is, how it works, and any benefits and downsides to the practice.
The factsheet begins:
The overarching aim of pill testing is to provide a direct health service to save lives by:
1. Providing the opportunity for people to be informed and consider a range of issues before determiningwhether to consume or how to reduce harm when consuming an illicit drug;
2. Reducing the number of people potentially requiring an ambulance call out, as well as attending hospitals,police holding cells and courts as a result of consuming unknown drugs - which in turn provides a range ofindividual, family and community based positive outcomes;
3. Obtaining a range of street samples for detailed testing that allows for both community health warningson new compounds and assists law enforcement intelligence on illegal drug manufacturing andimportations; and
4. Provide an environment where an independent assessment of pill testing can be conducted in a mannerrarely if ever undertaken previously.
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