Festival Drug Testing

Nearly 150 people have been charged with drug offences at a Sydney dance festival on New Year's Day. (AAP)

Nearly 150 people have been charged with drug offences at a Sydney dance festival on New Year's Day. (AAP) Source: AAP

184 people caught violating illicit drug use in the New Year music festival, Field Day in Sydney.While about 212 people received treatment from the Ambulance Paramedics and 5 people had to be rushed to hospital due to consumption of illicit drug in music festival in Sydney. At the music festival before, two young Australians died in a music festival due to consumption of illicit drugs. The recent deaths of two young Australians because of bad drugs at music festivals have raised a difficult question: Some politicians say it sends the wrong message, but some drug experts say it can save lives.


It raises a question: Should drug testing be available at music festivals to ensure illicit drugs are safe to take?


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