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Official link to drug info site
Simone Myers
February 24, 2008 12:00am
AN online guide to ecstasy in which users share information about the drug is being promoted by a government-funded agency.
Pillreports.com, accessed by thousands of young people across Australia and overseas, includes details on the illegal pills. On the site:
USERS rate the quality of tablets.
REVELLERS boast about how many pills they take in a night.
DRUGS are illustrated with photographs and described in detail.
THE chemical contents of tablets are revealed in tests.
The site is run by a Melbourne-based organisation called Enlighten Harm Reduction, whose details are also carried on the Australian Drug Foundation website.
At least two universities advertise on pillreports.com, asking for users to contribute to surveys about their experiences.
Enlighten also sells DIY kits so users can test the content of their pills. Among the comments on the site, one user says: "Must say they were the best pills I've ever tasted . . . buy up if you can get your hands on them."
Another says: "I'm averaging about 2-4 (pills) a night now, so hopefully these have a really good kick."
AN ADF spokesman Geoff Munro said the website held a purpose for society, "providing drug users with a service that doesn't exist elsewhere within a harm minimisation framework".
But he warned against taking the website as completely true.
Johnboy Davidson, a spokesman for Enlighten Harm Reduction, said the site aimed to help users, not harm them.
"For every 50 reports where people give positive reviews, there is one where someone tells how a pill made them sick and should be avoided," he said.
Herald Sun