A drug testing pilot - first introduced at Electric Picnic last year - is to be rolled out to other music festivals this year, according to Health officials.
The scheme, operated by the Health Service Executive (HSE) Safer Nightlife programme, operates as a ‘back of house’ drug checking service with an aim to identify drug market trends of concern and keep people safe.
The drug testing programme will begin at Life festival in Mullingar this Friday and involves festival goers anonymously putting drugs into HSE surrender bins at the HSE harm reduction tent and the festival medical tent.
