Yesterday was the second time a legal pill-testing trial has taken place at a music festival. Just like last year, it happened at the Groovin the Moo festival in Canberra.

Here are the facts, via Pill Testing Australia:

• The pill testing medical service tested substances for 234 participants, some arrived individually and some as groups, with a total of 171 samples being tested;
• MDMA was the prominent substance identified and to a lesser extent cocaine, ketamine and methamphetamines;
• 7 dangerous substances containing n-ethylpentylone were also identified, with patrons being alerted to the dangers of the substance. After learning about the potential harms from the substances they possessed they all used the amnesty bin to discard these drugs;
• Health warnings and safety information were provided to all patrons presenting at the pill testing service;
• The trial had the full support of Groovin the Moo promoters, the ACT Government, including Police & Health services, as a critical harm reduction measure;
• Feedback from patrons was overwhelmingly positive, with many participants saying that they would reconsider or take less of the substances they had in their possession.

As a parent, today's events brings me to tears. My Dazzle paid the ultimate price and if he were alive today, he would probably have been there at Groovin the Moo.

This second trial fills me with hope. We're getting somewhere. With this second trial, we can see how switched on these young people are when they are given accurate info. The last trial saw two dangerous substances identified and binned. This time, it was seven.

Politics is always behind public sentiment. That's why we need to keep pressuring on state premiers and other politicians. We can't risk another festival season that leaves young people exposed.

I owe it to Daniel to keep going with this work. I know he's with me. I'm grateful that more than 110,000 of you are with me, too.

Adriana.

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