Pill testing trial shines light on harm reduction

Ivan Frkovic Ivan Frkovic

Ivan Frkovic

Queensland Mental Health Commissioner at Queensland Government | Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Queensland

发布日期: 2018年4月30日
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The ACT government, ACT Health, ACT Police and Ted Noffs Foundation trialled pill testing at the Groovin the Moo festival on Sunday.

The Commission is looking closely at the outcomes of this trial as part of our pledge to consider new, evidence-based, innovative harm reduction strategies to keep young people safe.

More details in our Changing attitudes, changing lives report:  https://www.qmhc.qld.gov.au/research-review/stigma-discrimination/alcohol-other-drugs-stigma

More on the pill testing trial: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-30/groovin-the-moo-pill-testing-finds-lethal-product/9710112

Phil McNally

Consultant I Researcher I Author > Performance > Wellbeing > Leadership > Culture

6 年

Courageous idea! However it seems a great idea and likely saved two lives on this occasion! Wow. Great harm reduction intervention. When are you doing a trial? Introducing it??

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