Urine screening proposed by the Selangor government to combat drug use at festivals has been criticised as ineffective, costly, and potentially harmful. Advocates suggest...
The Pinkfish New Year Countdown music event was marred by deaths from revellers who consumed ecstasy pills from the venue. — Picture from Facebook/ Pinkfish Festival as a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeUrine screening proposed by the Selangor government to combat drug use at festivals has been criticised as ineffective, costly, and potentially harmful.
Post-mortem reports indicated they died from complications caused by the drugs they consumed, likely to be ecstasy in pill form. Three other attendees were also hospitalised because they were suspected of taking the same pills. There is no available data on how much enforcement agencies spent on urine screening, but drug policy advocates believe it could reach hundreds of millions in the past ten years.
“Pill/drug testing is a service where a health unit is set up at music festivals where punters/users can go and get their drugs checked for its content.
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