Drug Testing At Boardmasters Identifies Atleast Two Dangerous Substances In Circulation
Onsite drug testing has potentially avoided drug-related deaths.
Atleast two substances were identified during the festival to be in circulation which would have posed serious health risks if taken.
We’ve tested a Blue Punisher pill at #Boardmasters2018 today c.250mg MDMA - 2.5 x adult dose & much stronger than the other pills tested. Take care, regularly sip water & seek medical help if unwell. #LoopAlert #TimeToTest pic.twitter.com/E6PEMtkibV
— The Loop (@WeAreTheLoopUK) August 10, 2018
Yellow Supermario pill containing N-ethylpentylone tested at #Boardmasters2018. May cause severe insomnia and paranoia. The pill was bought in Cornwall so more may be in circulation. #LoopAlert #TimeToTest pic.twitter.com/DsLvO1HY0m
— The Loop (@WeAreTheLoopUK) August 11, 2018
Boardmasters Festival in Newquay has announced that it will offer a drug testing service, following the lead of Bestival
and MADE Festival
in Birmingham.
The festival is working in partnership with Safer Cornwall, with support from Cornwall Council and the Devon and Cornwall Police.
The Loop will also be providing its MAST (Multi Agency Safety Testing) service at the festival for revellers to anonymously test their drugs.
A Boardmasters spokesman said: “As with anywhere in the UK, it is illegal to buy, sell or take drugs at Boardmasters. All drugs are potentially dangerous including new psychoactive substances (previously known as legal highs); there are no harmless drugs.”
In the past two years, there have been 11 drug-related deaths at UK festivals, including two at Portsmouth’s Mutiny Festival in May.
Cornwall's Boardmasters festival will take place from August 8th to 12th at Watergate Bay near Newquay, with artists The Chemical Brothers, Bicep and Denis Sulta playing across the weekend.
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