Free drug testing in nightclubs - so users can check the purity of substances bought from dealers - has been quietly kicked into touch by the Government, the Sunday Independent can confirm.
However, as the country gears up for Electric Picnic next weekend, special disposal bins may now be introduced at music festivals and clubs, allowing revellers to dump drugs without being charged by gardai.
Under the scheme, so-called ''amnesty bins'' would be placed in strategic locations such as a concert campsite. International studies show this can help prevent "panic scenarios" when party-goers may be tempted to take multiple pills at once as they face being searched.
Experts say the new system would also provide an opportunity to analyse at first hand the chemical make-up of discarded narcotics.
Source: Mark O'Regan, Independent.ie, 28/08/17
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