Oz pill-testing trial discovers deadly adulterants

The potential dangerous stimulant n-ethylpentylone and designer psychedelic NBOMe were among the substances detected at a pioneering trial at GTM Canberra

News By | 30 April 2018

Tkay Maidza at GTM 2018 © Wade Whitington/Groovin the Moo

Australia’s first pill-testing trial, held at Groovin the Moo in Canberra on Sunday, has been hailed a success by the government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), with around 130 festivalgoers believed to have used the facility.

The trial was facilitated by the STA-SAFE Consortium, a group backed by the NGO Harm Reduction Australia, which was given the go-ahead by festival promoter Cattleyard Productions late last week.

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