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Three more years for first illicit pill-testing service

Canberra's pill-testing service will remain open for at least the next three years, with the ACT government extending its funding.

AAP · Jun 19, 2024

Drug testing in Canberra reveals three recreational substances not previously seen in Australia

CanTEST facility also finds more than half of drugs tested were not what user expected, with ones similar to MDMA and potentially fatal ‘bath salts’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 15, 2024

The 'priceless' service that can detect fatal drugs

Australia could miss detecting fatal illicit substances entering the market if the nation doesn't continue drug checking, leading advocates warn.

AAP · Apr 16, 2023

Demand so high for Canberra's pill-testing service that 27 people were turned away ahead of Spilt Milk music festival

Billie* wasn't sure about the contents or purity of the MDMA she purchased, so she decided to see exactly what was in it. Hers was one of 106 samples tested at Australia's first fixed-site drug-testing service last week.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

An entirely new illicit drug has been discovered by Australian chemists. Here's how they did it

Imagine, if you will, a small plastic baggy containing a mixture of crystals and powder.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2022

Pill Testers Discover A Type Of Ket That’s Only In Canberra Is It As Toxic As Living There?

Canberramine. Ketberra.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 18, 2022

Australia's first fixed pill testing service CanTEST discovers new drug, dubbed 'CanKet'

Australia's first fixed pill testing site has discovered a new recreational drug, similar to ketamine, not seen in the country before.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

‘Canberra ketamine’: new recreational drug discovered at Australian pill-testing service

‘As far as we’re aware, this is the first detection of a new drug by a drug-checking service anywhere in the world,’ says professor

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022

40% Of Coke In Australia Has No Coke In It But Hey, Enjoy Your $320 Bag Of Icing Sugar

Australia’s first government-funded pill testing site has released the results from its first month of operation and they are not great.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 26, 2022

What has Canberra's fixed-site pill and drug testing clinic found in its first month?

Drug purity has been put to the test at Australia's first fixed-site pill and drug testing clinic in Canberra's CBD.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022