Going into Festival Season in Aus - Yes I'm Looking at You Schoolies 👀
“A Victorian coroner is again calling for the introduction of pill testing after a man died from an MDMA pill known as the Blue Punisher at a festival last year – the fourth coroner to do so in six years.” - Opening statement from Coroner again pushes for pill testing after ‘Blue Punisher’ death ( The Age ). What is “blue punisher”? - high potency MDMA/ecstasy* - Small blue pill w Disney+ Marvel TV Show Punisher logo (skull) on it What is pill testing? - Centre for VOLUNTARY, CONFIDENTIAL, NOT REPORTABLE pill testing - Will inform attendee composition of their drug to facilitate better informed decision making - Education and advice can also be given if desired Introduced as a drug harm reduction policy - Currently being trialled in ACT and QSD, no plan to roll out in VIC as of yet Why is pill testing endorsed by many? - Independent r/v conducted by Dr Anna Olsen on outcomes of pill testing at Canberra’s Groovin the Moo festival in Apr 2019 ...