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Drug testing will return to New South Wales music festivals from October following a year-long trial. The service allows festival goers to anonymously submit a small drug sample for testing and receive harm reduction advice.

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00:01So our evaluation found that the pill testing service added a really unique value in terms of adding this harm
00:08reduction to the festival-based drug use.
00:13So we found a reduction in rates of health events, so hospitalisations, ICU admissions, that was associated with the use
00:24of drug checking at music festivals.
00:26And we also found really important harm reduction conversations were happening where they wouldn't have been happening before.
00:32So I think it's great that it's been continued because the service has really been quite valuable to festival-goers.
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