Two ‘deadly’ substances found during Australia's first pill testing trial
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Drug experts have hailed the nation's first illicit pill-testing trial a success at Canberra's Groovin the Moo festival at the weekend.
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Two "deadly" substances were detected during the trial in Canberra on Sunday, according to a member of the group conducting the testing.
Ted Noffs Foundation CEO Matt Noffs took to Twitter to share the results of the trial.
In a Tweet he revealed, of the 85 samples tested at Groovin the Moo, two were found to be deadly.
- Matt Noffs @mattnoffs
Here is Australia's first official #pilltesting service in numbers: 128 participants 85 samples tested 50% was 'other' (lactose, sweetener, paint) 50% was pure MDMA 2 of the samples were deadly So, harm reduced. We did it. 7:09 AM - Apr 30, 2018 -
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"Half of the pills that we tested in fact contained nothing active that we could detect, but a rather entertaining array of contaminants including a polish brand of toothpaste," Dr Caldicott said.
Dr Caldicott said some festival goers were deterred from taking the pills after learning what was in them.
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