The service will allow users to have their illicit drugs chemically tested for the presence of potentially dangerous substances and chemical compounds.
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said on Saturday that Queensland would introduce pill testing at mobile and fixed sites.
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said on Saturday that Queensland would introduce pill testing at mobile and fixed sites following the success of trials in Canberra. It follows two trials conducted by Pill Testing Australia at Canberra's Groovin' the Moo festival in 2018 and 2019, and an ongoing trial at a fixed site.
"Any shift towards science and medicine is something to be vastly applauded and appreciated," he told AAP. "This is no longer an evidence or medical question. This is almost exclusively an ideological or political decision that has to be made.
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