Bristol becomes first UK city to allow people to test their drugs before taking them

Wikimedia Commons - Jack Spades

News

Bristol becomes first UK city to allow people to test their drugs before taking them

22 May 2018

By Robin Murray

People in Bristol will now be able to test their drugs before taking them thanks to a groundbreaking initiative.

The Loop’s Multi Agency Safety Testing Service (MAST), which has been rolled out at a number of UK festivals, will now be available in the heart of Bristol - making it the first time a drug safety testing service has been open to the general public in a UK town or city.

On Saturday evening a team of 40 chemists and healthcare professionals from the charity ran a pop-up laboratory in the city centre, testing substances brought in by members of the public to see if they contained what the buyers thought they did.

Translations