Pill testing is actually one of the things that' s harm reductive and politically approved and been consistent through out the years. Being all negative on what is happening over here that is not ok. One would almost forget the progress on other area's. The good, the bad and the ugly. The last two concerning the view on recreational and medical use of MJ. Although Belgium beats the cake with Maggy Block for health. Could have mispelled her name but it's her figure that count's.
As far as I recall from the start of my XTC use, there have been facility's on site where you can have your shit checked out. When you got familiar with the service they offered and knew it excisted . The way to a pill testing location was was layed out, most mayor city's have one I believe. A direct result of them being at raves and big event's was they made passage for testing before the party instead of on the day itself. Evolution, at best!
Free of cost, they could lay a fee upon you, if you were a frequent visitor, but this seem's mere symbolic the fee and the rule. The cost's of GCMS ed are ... and as they respected anonymity there was no way to recognize a regular then by face. I know the last MDMA dealer I had went there to have each new batch tested. The market has been unbelievably clean as far back as I remember. And the rare dangerous pill was tabloid no time so it work's, but the quality was allready good. Speed or even MDA are seldom found in sample's as far as I know.