Queensland Urges States to Follow Its Pill-Testing Lead

A pill testing machine is seen during a briefing with medical practitioners responsible for the recent pill testing trial in the ACT, explains the logistics of a pill testing medical service for music festivals at the Ted Noffs Foundation in Randwick, Sydney, Jan. 22, 2019. AAP Image/Jeremy Piper

The Queensland government wants other states to follow its lead and roll out pill testing for illicit drugs in a bid to reduce avoidable deaths.

In a decision described by one advocate as having a “certain degree of bravery,” the Palaszczuk government on Saturday said it hoped to have at least one drug-checking trial site running within six months.