I can’t walk into a bathroom at a nightclub these days without seeing a line for the cubicles that extends past two empty urinals.
A research toxicologist weighs into the pill testing debate. She cautions that not all testing is equal.
NSW Barristers have warned against"sustained attacks"towards coroner Harriet Grahame after her music festival recommendations were prematurely released.
But Ms McKay ruled out supporting any move to scrap sniffer dogs or decriminalise the personal use of illicit drugs
Federal MP Andrew Laming says NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is right to ignore a coroner's recommendation for pill testing,saying state governments should instead force music festival organisers to high-tech medical facilities on site.
NSW seems further than ever from a rational policy to stop drug-related deaths of festival-goers.
Researchers also found vaping,poppers and ketamine were a hit with regular ecstasy users.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has again put her foot down over pill testing and will ignore recommendations from the Coroner.
The Uniting Church has offered to conduct pill testing on its grounds as a NSW coroner calls for it to be rolled out at music festivals ahead of summer.
Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame has called for pill testing and a roll-back of policing at NSW music festivals in a set of draft recommendations.
It is illegal to own a crack pipe,but taking ice this way is far safer than injecting it,an inquiry into ice and other amphetamines heard on Tuesday.