States refuse pill testing despite deaths

By Christine McGinn
Updated January 2 2019 - 4:51pm, first published 4:50pm
Festivalgoers across the country are being urged not to take pill-popping risks.
Festivalgoers across the country are being urged not to take pill-popping risks.

A former federal police chief is the latest to call for pill testing in a bid to save lives after more party drug deaths but most state governments are refusing to take part.