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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

ACT govt to consider permanent pill testing site

Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith and Directions acting chief executive Stephanie Stephens at the ACT's static pill testing site. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

The ACT government will consider whether to make its nation-first static pill testing site permanent through upcoming territory budgets, after early reports suggest the service had helped provide interventions.

The fixed-site pill testing service, opened in July, was originally intended to be a six-month pilot but Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith announced it would be extended until August.

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