UOW lecturer says pill testing could reduce harm

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Updated January 22 2019 - 4:36pm, first published 4:30pm
Deadly: MDMA, also known as ecstasy, has been implicated in several recent festival deaths leading to more and more calls for pill testing.
Deadly: MDMA, also known as ecstasy, has been implicated in several recent festival deaths leading to more and more calls for pill testing.

A University of Wollongong legal expert says the NSW government’s zero-tolerance approach to illicit drugs like MDMA at music festivals was doing more harm than good.

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Lisa Wachsmuth

Deputy Editor

Deputy editor and health reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, covering stories in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama local government areas. For news tips email lwachsmuth@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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