Their test kits around great.

The festivals around here are bunk.

I know that I will never support a festival like that, not that I ever have gone there anyway.

A few months ago it was announced that a particular festival around here, I will leave it unnamed, were to introduce free drug testing kits for the 4 day festival. I was very happy to hear this. Thought to myself, about time. As I know the bunk police and this has been going on in Europe now for quite some time.

About a week before the festival was to start, it was announced by the organizer that due to 'liability insurance issues' they could not have the free kits offered during the festival. As it would imply that 'illegal drugs are being used at the festival'. So it was then announced the festival may be cancelled for this year.

And here is where it gets worse.

Instead of cancelling the festival, the organizers decided to go through with it without the kits. Obviously their financial security is worth more than potentially someones life. These dirty hippies that run the thing are no better than the drug dealers, they don't give a single shit about whether you live or die, as long as they get paid. Peace, Love, and Understanding? Spare me.

So I was furious just to hear this announcement, and I really did not want to hear on the radio another kid dying.


4 days later,

21 year old young man dies of cardiac arrest under the influence of unknown drug at music festival.

This was a preventable death.

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On a happier note, I am so happy to read this article in the OP. That is real Peace Love and Understanding. Real hippies doing work. Perhaps that is what I should be doing. BUNK POLICE <3

Hopefully one day they will accept my street team application!

I could not agree more Mindlusion. It seems too obvious that harm reduction and education can easily eliminate so many of these deaths yet no one is going that route? Most of the kids in my area are not even aware that these sorts of test kits are available. Its great that bigger publications are putting out articles on this subject. With the growing number of "festival-goers", this problem will keep growing.

I try my best to inform anyone I can on the dangers as well as possible positive effects of different substances. I think this is about all we can do, educate.

Had the 17 year old girl known 1 gram of MDMA could be lethal would she have taken the last 3-4 capsules?

If the 19 year old guy knew you can not judge a drug by the color of it but only by reagent and similar tests, would he have still taken an unknown cathinone?

These are just two of the dozens of easily preventable deaths just in my neighborhood.

Thanks for sharing!