Introducing testing of illicit pills is required to “save lives”, one of the nation’s peak doctors’ bodies has said after Queensland unveiled plans for a trial. qldpol 7NEWS
Plans to have at least one drug-checking trial site running within six months, in a bid to reduce avoidable deaths, were announced on Saturday by the Queensland government.
“Every time festival season comes around in particular, we learn of young people with their whole lives ahead of them dropping dead from overdoses,” she said in a statement on Monday. “Prevention is better than punitive action. A ‘war on drugs’ mindset gets us nowhere. I call on our nation’s leaders to follow the lead of the ACT and now Queensland and introduce fixed and mobile pill-testing sites to save lives.”
“This is not about condoning drug use and it does not remove police powers related to illicit drugs. Rather, it’s about reducing harm,” he said.
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