Pill-testing trial at Groovin the Moo a "success"

For the second successive year, a pill-testing trial took place at the Canberra leg of Groovin the Moo. Festival organisers have heralded the controversial trial  "overwhelmingly successful."

SBS has reported that over 230 punters used the pill-testing service. Several of the substances tested showed traces of n-ethylpentylone, a potentially fatal drug. It has been reported that all those who were told that their drugs contained n-ethylpentylone dumped the drugs in amnesty bins provided by the pill-testing service.

171 substances were tested during this years trial, doubling the 85 substances that were tested last year; these included MDMA, cocaine, ketamine and methamphetamines.

"We helped reduce drug-related harm by giving young people access to a medical service they would not have had otherwise," shared Gino Vambuca from Pill Testing Australia. "The pilot was again overwhelmingly successful by any measure but particularly by doing everything possible to keep our kids safe."

"The simple truth is that it is time to take practical evidence-based steps to make parties and festivals safer for our kids."

The ACT is currently the only state in Australia to allow pill testing.

Check out the remaining Groovin the Moo dates below.

Groovin the Moo 2019

Saturday, 4th May Prince of Wales Showground, Bendigo SOLD OUT

Sunday, 5th May Murray Sports Complex, Townsville Tickets: Official Website

Saturday, 11th May Hay Park, Bunbury Tickets: Official Website

Groovin the Moo 2019 Lineup

A$AP Twelvyy (USA) Angie McMahon Aurora (Norway) Billie Eilish (USA) Carmouflage Rose Coolio (USA) Crooked Colours DMA’S Duckwrth (USA) Fisher Flosstradamus (USA) G Flip Haiku Hands Hermitude Hilltop Hoods Holy Holy Jack River Jimothy (UK) Just A Gent MØ (Denmark) Nick Murphy Nicole Millar Regurgitator Rejjie Snow (Ireland) Sofi Tukker (USA) Spinderella (USA) Thelma Plum Trophy Eyes Wafia