Focus: Test before you ingest - drug checking rolls out for summer

Name: Focus: Test before you ingest - drug checking rolls out for summer
Uploaded: 2012-12-23T00:05:00+13:00
Duration: 173 s
Description: A law change this year means the Ministry of Health can now provide on-the-spot testing of illegal substances at venues across NZ. A number of providers are being trained in the use of reagents and field equipment to prevent harm from illegal drugs. Video / NZ Herald

22 Dec, 2012 11:05 AM

A law change this year means the Ministry of Health can now provide on-the-spot testing of illegal substances at venues across NZ. A number of providers are being trained in the use of reagents and field equipment to prevent harm from illegal drugs. Video / NZ Herald

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