Victoria to trial pill testing as a ‘commonsense way to save lives’, Jacinta Allan says

Premier announces state will trial pill testing during summer festival season, saying evidence shows it works'

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Victoria will trial pill testing this summer, the premier Jacinta Allan has announced, after a spate of drug overdoses at festivals in the first quarter of 2024.

Allan announced via an Instagram post on Monday night that the move was a simple and commonsense way to save lives".

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