Schoolies Week is coming up (22–29 November), with thousands of school leavers expected to celebrate across Queensland.

At last years Schoolies, pill-testing was trialled to great success.

Over 1000 schoolies tested their drugs and received advice on 24 different substances.

50% of the schoolies who attended a testing site and received results advised they would reduce their doses and 10% of them threw their drugs out. 

Despite this just recently  the Crisafulli LNP Government went out of their way to outlaw pill-testing, by slipping in amendments to make the harm-minimisation effort illegal.

They did this without consulting anyone and against expert advice. Doctors, the Police and drug and alcohol experts and groups want pill-testing to stay.

We think this decision needs to be reversed in time for schoolies.

We would like to hear your thoughts about whether you think pill-testing should be at Schoolies 2025.