Victoria’s pill testing service: how does it work?

Victoria is rolling out pill testing at 10 festivals and events across the state. So how does pill testing work? We visited Victoria’s first festival to offer pill testing to find out. In this video, experts from the pill testing service explain how it works and the role it plays in helping people make informed and safer choices. During the festival, the free and confidential service spoke with more than 700 people – most in their late teens or early twenties and tested more than 600 samples. Nearly 40 per cent of festivalgoers said they would use a smaller amount of their drugs following a conversation with a healthcare worker as part of the testing process. For more than 70 per cent of patrons, these conversations were the first time they had ever had an open, judgment-free discussion about drug and alcohol safety with a health professional. Find out more about Victoria’s pill testing service on the Better Health Channel. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/pill-testing-service