Victorian coroner backs pill testing after inquest into deaths of four men and a boy

Five people thought they were taking MDMA but instead swallowed lethal combination of synthetic hallucinogenic and stimulant

A Victorian coroner investigating the deaths of five young men who consumed a potent psychoactive substance has called on the state government to introduce illicit drug testing and a warning program.

The coroner, Paresa Spanos, said on Wednesday the men - aged between 17 and 32 - died in a six-month period starting in mid-2016.