’Lethal new opioids’ prompt Wide Bay pill testing call

’Lethal new opioids’ prompt Wide Bay pill testing call

Wide Bay GP and Queensland AMA president Nick Yim says recent detections of potent and potentially lethal drugs in wastewater has emphasised “the necessity of pill testing services for public health and safety.“ Synthetic opioids which could be 1000 times more potent than morphine had been sold as oxycodone and ketamine, with liinks to dangerous overdoses. Another factor was the growing trend towards online medicine sales. “Economic pressures ca…

Pill testing saves lives

Queensland’s only pill-testing service, CheQpoint, is set to close on 4 April after the Crisafulli Government withdrew funding saying “the government does not believe pill testing will help solve issues caused by illicit drugs”.