149 Cramond, Sarah (Health) Kelly, Paul (Health) Fro Sent! Friday, 27 Apri 2018 9:52 PM Te Pull Tracey (Healt) ce: Harper, Emily (Heath) Subject: Re: Media following pill testing tril [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] ‘Thanks Tracey, I thoroughly recommend ‘isle of Dogs’. On the statements. Option 1 reads well. For option 2, if we need to use this | suggest Including a positive statement about number of people who used he service with @ number discarding thelr drugs on the basis of testing. also suggest removing specific drug names “Thanks for your and your team's asslstance today. A great team effort, Regards Paul on Apr 27, 2018, at 6:17 PM, Pull, Tracey (Health) wrote: Tracey Pall Deputy Detor of Media ACT Heath 2 a7 a UR: | wunubealthackeov.au 147 { OPTION 2 ACT Government statement on Groovin the Moo pill testing tra! 30 Aprll 2015 ‘The Gide at the Groovin the Moo’ festival on Sunday was a tragedy and underscores the risks associated with ilcit drug use. ‘Supporting a pill testing tial at the event was ebout reducing harm and ensuring that people who ‘were deciding to do drugs at the event, were doing so in a more informed way, Pill testing provides a health Intervention prior to a person taking a substance, which could be what changes their mind from taking the ict substance and putting themselves at risk. However, ilicit drugs such es amphetamines and MDMA are inherently unsafe and pill testing cannot certify that person will not suffer an adverse reaction 2s a result of taking them. ‘The ACT Government would like to thank festival organisers Cattiayard Promotions for thelt cooperation and acknowledge that by allowing the tral to take place, they had! the best interests of thelr patrons at heart, ‘We would also like to acknowledge the STA-SAFE consortium for carrying out the tial. ACT Health will now work with STA-SAFE to evaluate the trial. This will assist us to better understand how pill testing may help reduce the harms ofilcit drug use at festivals and will Inform our next steps and future drug polley. : As the first trlalto be conducted in Australla, we know that other Jurlsdictions will be looking on with Interest to sae the results of the evaluation. We will release the evaluation once complete, ENDS