Can a A$12 pill test prevent deaths from ecstasy? Our research, published today, finds pill testing provides no magic answer. We found not everyone acts on the result of a pill test in the same way.

Ecstasy testing kits, used by clubbers to screen out dud pills are unreliable, according to a “blind” test of pills with known ingredients. Testing kits based on reagents that change colour in the ...

Data collected by volunteers who tested pills free of charge at music festivals and raves across the United States suggest that at least some recreational drug users may choose not to take them if ...

The U.S. military’s effort to reverse sharp increases in the number of personnel using the drug Ecstasy hit a snag recently, when a new urine test turned out to be too sensitive – flagging hundreds of ...

Festival goers file through the entrance to Kendal Calling, a four-day outdoor music festival in England's Lake District. For the first time, attendees can have their illegal drugs tested before they ...

After a monumental struggle by a small group of advocates who believe Ecstasy, or MDMA, can have beneficial health effects, the Drug Enforcement Administration has finally given the go-ahead to test ...

A volunteer organisation which tests recreational drugs at dance parties has promised to obey police orders and not carry out the tests at this weekend's Enchanted Rave party at Port Gawler. Enlighten ...

California scientists are testing whether the illegal psychoactive drug commonly known as Ecstasy could help alleviate anxiety for terminally ill patients, the trial's principal funder said on Tuesday ...

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In a muddy field in northern England's Lake District, more than 20,000 people are camping out at a four-day outdoor music festival called Kendal Calling. They jam along with their favorite bands. Some ...