The premier announced the move in a social media post last night, saying it was "a common-sense way to save lives".
has confirmed that pill testing will be trialled at Victorian music festivals and events this summer.
Experts have been calling for urgent pill testing reforms after eight people were put into induced comas followingNeighbour finds four dead inside Melbourne homeIn the post, Allan said paramedics responded to more drug overdoses at festivals in the first three months of this year than during all of 2023.
"And if someone's asking for that information. And we have the power to give it to them, then why on earth wouldn't we?
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