Tag: Pill testing
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Senior public servant voices alarm as Queensland scraps pill testing
Introduction: a clash over harm minimization Queensland’s government has moved to unwind its fledgling pill testing program, a decision that has drawn strong rebuke from a senior public servant who helped launch Australia’s first trials. The former health official, who oversaw the early rollout of the program, described the government’s ban as “absolutely staggering,” arguing…
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Senior Public Servant Slams Queensland’s Pill Testing Ban as “Absolutely Staggering”
Alarming Reversal in Queensland’s Health Policy A veteran public servant who helped pilot Australia’s first pill testing programs has condemned the Crisafulli government’s move to unwind Queensland’s fledgling harm-reduction scheme. The former senior official described the ban as “absolutely staggering,” arguing that it undermines decades of public health work aimed at reducing drug-related harm and…