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However, early research does show pill testing can play a role in minimising harm associated with taking illicit drugs. A study in Austria unsurprisingly found people were less likely to take drugs they found were contaminated. More broadly, pill testing is widely supported by the people it would stand to potentially benefit, with around 82 percent of 16 to 25-year-olds saying they would want to see it introduced.If the ADLRF do go ahead with the plan, testing at a single event may cost of much as $100,000, which they will apparently have to raise without government support. This money would cover the testing equipment, as well as processing and an independent review of the results, to ensure any evidence that testing reduced the harm caused by illicit drugs could be verified.