By Courtney Kruk

Copyright brisbanetimes

“This is exactly the kind of public health emergency where expert voices should be heard.”

The Crisafulli government closed the state’s permanent pill-testing sites in April, a week after a highly toxic synthetic drug was detected in Brisbane.

It has since refused to release the findings of a taxpayer-funded independent evaluation of the service, and has ignored requests to meet with drug advocates and experts.

The Loop announced it had secured philanthropic funding to reopen the CheQpoint testing program this month, but paused plans after the LNP promised to “take whatever action is necessary through regulation or legislation to ensure that there are no privately funded pill-testing centres open in Queensland”.