Pill-testing: budget office finds it would cost $16m to put services in major cities

A Greens plan to open 18 pill-testing services across Australia would cost $16m over four years, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office.The Greens have revealed a plan to open 18 pill-testing services across Australia at a cost of $16m, saying the policy would disrupt drug dealing networks and cut preventable deaths.The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, a former drug and alcohol doctor, said the war on drugs had failed because 1 million Australians still used ecstasy and cocaine every year