Pill-testing success in ACT proves it should go national, organisers say

Trial at music festival found many of those tested didn't know what drug they were taking

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The pill-testing trial at a music festival in the Australian Capital Territory was an "overwhelming success" and the federal government should help roll out a scheme nationwide, the organisers have said.

In a report on the trial at the Groovin' the Moo festival in April, released on Wednesday, the Sta-safe consortium said the government should support a "mixed-model" with pill-testing offered permanently at drug, alcohol and syringe services - not just at festivals and special events.