This hand-held drug testing device could save lives across Australia
The Briefing · LiSTNR
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Show Notes
How do you think more accessible drug testing would change illicit drug use in Australia?
A handheld device called the MicroNIR is currently being used overseas to identify drugs and assess their purity. It’s efficient, accurate, and cost-effective, and it could be a game-changer at festivals, clubs, and supervised injecting facilities here in Australia. But will it be used here?
In this extra episode of The Briefing, we hear from Harry Fursman, a PhD candidate at the University of Technology, Sydney, and discuss whether this technology could help drug checking become more widespread across Australia.
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