NSW Health warning about high-dose ‘Gucci’ ecstasy tablets sparks fresh calls for festival pill testing

NSW premier burying his head in the sand' about the risks to party-goers who can't access pill testing, say testing advocates

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Drug reform advocates are calling for action to press ahead with pill testing in New South Wales after the state's health authorities issued an urgent warning about high-dose ecstasy tablets stamped with the word Gucci'.

NSW Health issued the warning about the square, pinky-orange, high-dose MDMA tablets that were found to contain more than four times the average dose of other tablets in recent circulation.

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