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Experts recommend pilot schemes to test drugs at festivals
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nme.comMixmag reports, the HSE prepared two proposals to pilot Ireland’s first ‘front of house’ testing initiatives at two festivals in 2019.
However, these ideas “were unable to proceed due to legal issues”.HSE stated that the “increased purity and potency” of drugs was of concern, particularly high-strength MDMA.
It also noted the potential dangers of mixing numerous substances, with there being an increase in ketamine, 2-CB and GHB.A separate HSE study of Irish festivals in 2021 found a high level of willingness among ticketholders to participate in the scheme.
Ninety-four per cent of respondents had taken drugs at a festival, with more than a quarter having subsequently fallen ill.The report concluded that “drug checking is a beneficial.
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