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Pill testing or drug checking in Australia: Acceptability of service design features.

Monica J BarrattRaimondo BrunoNadine EzardAlison Ritter
Published in: Drug and alcohol review (2017)
In this sample, festival- or club-based drug-checking services with low wait times and low cost appear broadly attractive under conditions of legal amnesty and individualised feedback. Quantitative analysis of ecstasy pills requiring surrender of a whole pill may appeal to a minority in Australia where pills are more expensive than elsewhere. [Barratt MJ, Bruno R, Ezard N, Ritter A. Pill testing or drug checking in Australia: Acceptability of service design features. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017;00:000-000].
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