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Press Release – The Health Committee The Health Committee is seeking public submissions on the Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill (No 2). The bill seeks to minimise drug and substance harm by allowing services that check the composition of drugs and substances to operate legally in … The Health Committee is seeking public submissions on the Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill (No 2). The bill seeks to minimise drug and substance harm by allowing services that check the composition of drugs and substances to operate legally in New Zealand. It would do so by amending the...

Drug checking (also known as pill testing or adulterant screening) allows people who use drugs to help identify the substance they intend on taking and therefore prevent harms associated with consuming an unknown substance. Simple identification methods, such as reagents and drug checking strips, can help prevent drug-related injury and overdose.

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Photo: Pixabay New Zealand health minister Andrew Little announced on April 9 that the 12-month-long interim laws permitting legal pill testing at festivals will be made permanent as the services have been making a positive impact. Passed in December, the  Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Act 2020 permits appointed service providers to test any drug an individual presents at an event, as well as provide them with information about its contents and advise them on the potential harms. Testing has been available at certain NZ festivals over recent years, which have been run by volunta...

Photo: Pixabay New Zealand health minister Andrew Little announced on April 9 that the 12-month-long interim laws permitting legal pill testing at festivals will be made permanent as the services have been making a positive impact. Passed in December, the  Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Act 2020 permits appointed service providers to test any drug an individual presents at an event, as well as provide them with information about its contents and advise them on the potential harms. Testing has been available at certain NZ festivals over recent years, which have been run by volunta...