Festival goers will be targeted as part of a Federal Government campaign to fight illicit drug use this summer.
Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon today warned those attending music festivals to party safely without taking drugs, with ecstasy use reported to be on the rise over the last number of years.
“With summer just around the corner, we want to remind festival-goers about the risks and harms associated with illicit drug use, especially ecstasy.
“Generally illicit drug use is declining in Australia, however ecstasy use has risen over the past decade,” she said.
Statistics from 2007 revealed that 3.5 per cent of Australians over the age of 14 reported using ecstasy in the preceding 12 months, making it the second most commonly...
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