It gives them a safety net you can’t provide on your own. No parent can test what their child might take at a festival or a house party.

A pill testing service can.

Across Australian and international evaluations, up to 97 per cent of people who used drug checking services had never spoken to a health professional about their drug use – for many, it was the first honest conversation they’d had about what they were taking.

Pill testing doesn’t replace what you do as a parent. It adds something no parent can do alone.