An Australian-first pill-testing facility checked 58 samples in its first month, here's what it found

Technician Cassidy Whitefield demonstrates the process at the new CanTest Health and Drug Checking Service. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

In its first month of operating, Canberra's fixed-site pill testing service tested 58 samples, and led to 18 samples being discarded.

The CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service on Moore Street tests pills and other drugs for harmful substances.