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PILL-TESTING
INTERVENTIONS IN THE EU
FACT FILES
COUNTRIES .............................................................................................3
Austria ..................................................................................................4
Belgium ................................................................................................5
France...................................................................................................6
Germany ...............................................................................................8
The Netherlands .................................................................................10
Spain ..................................................................................................11
Switzerland.........................................................................................12
PROJECTS ..............................................................................................13
ChEck iT! Vienna .................................................................................14
Pilot E Bern .........................................................................................16
DIMS - Drugs Informatie en Monitoring Systeem Utrecht ...................18
DROBS - Jugend- und Drogenberatungszentrum Hannover ................20
eclipse Berlin ......................................................................................22
EnergyControl Barcelona ....................................................................24
Eve & Rave Berlin ...............................................................................26
Eve & Rave Switzerland ......................................................................28
Drogenhilfe der Stadt Mnster............................................................30
Mission XTB Paris ...............................................................................32
Modus Vivendi Brussels ......................................................................34
Techno Plus Paris ...............................................................................36
COUNTRIES
The country fact files contain information on organisations and the legal
situation in the different countries.
++43-1-810 13 01-501
++43-1-810 13 01-9
checkit@vws.or.at
Harald Kriener
Project:
Involved organisations:
Legal
situation
A drug policy concept for all of Austria does not exist, there are several drug
policy concepts for the Austrian provinces. Pill testing is part of the official Vienna
drug policy that was passed by majority decision.
Basis for on-site pill testings are official statements by the Ministry of Justice and
the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health declaring pill-testing a legal procedure, if
it is done by a scientific institution. No illicit substances may be touched or
handled by the project members, for giving back or passing on illicit substances
would be a violation of the Austrian law on controlled substances. ChEck iT! has a
good working base with the local police who support the preventive measures of
the project: the police are present at raves where ChEck iT! is offering chemical
analysis, but do not concentrate their actions on visitors of ChEck iT!
++32-2-644 22 00
++32-2Modus.Vivendi@skynet.be
Fabienne Hariga, Catherine van Huyck
Project:
Involved organisations:
Legal
situation
++33-1-43 14 81 69
++33-1-47 00 47 51
Patrick.beauverie@caramail.com
Patrick Beauverie, Laurent Gauthier
Project:
Involved organisations:
Techno Plus
64 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud
F-75011 Paris
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Contact:
++33-1-49 29 90 30
++33-1-49 29 90 31
tplus@technoplus.org
Thierry Charlois
Project:
Involved organisations:
Keep Smiling
108 Rue Bossuet
F-69006 Lyon
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Contact:
++33-4-37 24 15 60
++33-4-37 24 15 60
info@keep-smiling.com
Jean-Gabriel Bionnet
Project:
Legal
situation
++49-511-70146-0
++49-511-70146-39
praeventionsteam@step-hannover.de
www.step-hannover.de
Peter Mrtens, Lennart Westermann, Christian Krger
Project:
eclipse
Verein fr akzeptanzorientierte Drogenarbeit und psychedelische
Krisenintervention
Ghrenstr. 7
D-10437 Berlin
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Webpage:
Contact:
++49-30-44 35 65 61
++49-30-44 56 65 62
info@eclipse-online.de
www.eclipseonline.de
Alexander Reich
Project:
++49-30-448 67 59
++49-30-448 67 59
Tibor.Harrach@snafu.de, webteam@eve-rave.net
www.eve-rave.net
Tibor Harrach
Project:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Webpage:
Contact:
++49-251-492 51 85
++49-251-492 77 72
info@id-contact.de (Drogenhilfe Mnster)
www.id-contact.de (Drogenhilfe Mnster)
Artur Schroers (Drogenhilfe Mnster), KiP-Artur@gmx.net
Project:
On-site pill testing, stationary pill testing (starting date not fixed
yet)
Legal
situation
Decisions of the Amtsgericht Berlin, March 3 1998 and the Landgericht Berlin March 1,
1999. For further details see Eve & Rave (2000): Vereinskonzept und
Ttigkeitsbericht. Berlin: Eve&Rave; Chapter 1.3.8.1 Chronology of state
repression against the Drug-Checking-Programme of Eve & Rave Germany.
Available also through the internet at: www.eve-rave.net/abfahrer/download.sp
Techno-Netzwerk Berlin (1999), Drug-Checking-Konzept fr die Bundesrepublik
Deutschland. Erarbeitet vom techno-netzwerk Berlin fr das Bundesministerium
fr Gesundheit. Berlin: techno-netzwerk berlin. Available also through the internet
at: www.eve-rave.net/abfahrer/download.sp
++31-30-297 11 71
++31-30-297 11 90
Rniesink@trimbos.nl
Dr. Raymond J.M. Niesink
Project:
Involved organisations:
Legal
situation
The Netherlands started already at the beginning of the 1990s the monitoring
project Drug Information and Monitoring System DIMS that consists of a nationwide network of prevention organisations. Today, pill testing is an official part of
Dutch drug policy and has been approved by the Dutch Parliament. The DIMS
project is, however, not allowed to analyse pills that are presented by obvious
dealers or producers. Since ecstasy is considered a hard drug, there are special
agreements with the Ministry of Justice and the General Prosecutors. As in many
other countries, pill testing is mainly done for scientific purposes, i.e. monitoring
of illegal drug markets.
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++34-93-289 05 30
++34-93-325 68 35
energycontrol@abs-ong.org
www.abs-ong.org/energycontrol
Stephane Leclercq
Project:
Legal
situation
In Barcelona, both the city municipality and the police are familiar with the
project Energy Control and support their activities. However, since there were no
official inquiries to either allow or to forbid pill-testing projects in the past, it is
not entirely clear whether there are provisions that explicitly do allow or forbid
pill-testing activities in Spain.
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++41-31-378 22 22
++41-31-378 22 25
Jakobhuber@contact-bern.ch
Jakob Huber, director
Project:
Involved organisations:
++41-32-621 89 49
++41-32-621 89 47
Info@eve-rave.ch
www.eve-rave.ch
Roger Liggensdorfer
Project:
Legal
situation
After thorough legal debates and legal opinions on the topic of pill-testing, Pilot-E
is allowed to test pills in the canton of Bern and has the support of public
authorities, the local police and party and party organisers. Also Eve & Rave
Switzerland does not have problems with legality. Pilot E is not allowed to give
out quantitative analyses for "obvious dealers. In this respect, the regulations
resemble those of the Netherlands. The pilot projects of Eve & Rave Switzerland
in 1997/98 and Pilot E in 1998/99 were publicly subsidised.
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PROJECTS
The Project fact files contain information on each project that returned a
questionnaire concerning general project data, methods and strategies
of on-site pill testing, methods and strategies of stationary pill testing as
well as evaluation.
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The
project
1999 data:
On-site
pill
testing
Site:
Involved
professionals:
Activities:
Test
procedure:
Information
talks:
Evaluation
Some questions of programme evaluation, most questions of
process evaluation and outcome evaluation have been analysed.
Further evaluations are planned.
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Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Contact:
The
project
Term:
Target group:
Regular
activities:
Legal
situation:
1999 data:
On-site
Site:
Involved
professionals:
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pill
testing
Information
talks:
The analysis is done close to the information desk, visible for the
visitors. Potential consumers do not have to pay for it and they
wait for the results on the spot, where they fill out a
questionnaire and talk to the project staff. The staff have to
touch the pill while documenting and analysing it.
The test is based on liquid chromatography; about a quarter of a
pill is needed. The system is able to give information about
quantitative data.
Information on pill content is given to the person who brought
the pill and it is also given to other organisations.
On-site information talks are offered at legal raves, clubs and
at the project service centre. 2 social workers are employed.
Evaluation
Some questions of programme evaluation, process evaluation
and outcome evaluation have been analysed. There are no
further evaluations planned.
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Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Contact:
Annual budget about EURO 500,000.- (coordination) + about EURO 7,000.- (per
organisation)
Involved
organisations: More than 20 organisations in the field of drug prevention. Pill
testing in the following cities: Alkmaar, Amsterdam, Eindhoven,
Haarlem, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Zaandam
The
project
Starting date:
Target group:
Regular
activities:
Legal
situation:
1999 data:
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January 1992
persons actually consuming party drugs.
Stationary
pill
testing
Site:
Other offers:
Test
procedure:
Evaluation
A full evaluation concerning programme, process and outcome
has been carried out.
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The
project
Starting date:
Target group:
Regular
activities:
August 1993
persons actually consuming party drugs.
Legal
situation:
1999 data:
On-site
pill
Site:
Involved
professionals:
legal raves
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testing
Activities:
Test
procedure:
Information
talks:
Stationary
pill
testing
Site:
Other
activities:
Test
procedure:
Evaluation
Due to a lack of financial and personnel resources no evaluation
programmes have been carried out.
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Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Webpage:
Contact:
The
project
Planned
starting date:
Target group:
Planned
activities:
as soon as possible
no specific target groups defined: anyone who is interested
Legal
situation:
Aimed data :
On-site
Planned Site:
Planned
Activities:
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pill
testing
Testings shall take place at legal and illegal raves, clubs and
festivals.
Test
procedure:
The analysis will take place in an extra tent on the spot. The test
procedure will be based on gas chromatography. This system is
able to give information about qualitative and quantitative data.
The pill will be given back to the potential consumer. Consumers
will not have to pay for it.
Evaluation
Up to now there has been no evaluation due to a lack of financial
resources Also, evaluation has not been necessary yet.
Evaluations are planned.
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EnergyControl
Sant Germ 38 1 2a
E-08004 Barcelona
++34-93-289 05 30
++34-93-325 68 35
energycontrol@abs-ong.org
www.abs-ong.org/energycontrol
Stephane Leclercq
The
project
Starting date:
Target group:
Regular
activities:
Legal
situation:
1999 data:
July 1997
Mainly persons actually consuming "party drugs"; also persons
who do not consume , but are interested in "party drugs"
On-site
pill
testing
Site:
Involved
professionals:
Activities:
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Test
procedure:
Information
talks:
Stationary
pill
testing
Site:
Other offers:
Test
procedure:
Evaluation
Some questions of programme evaluation, process evaluation
and outcome evaluation have been analysed. Further evaluations
are planned.
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The
project
Starting date:
Target group:
Regular
activities:
Legal
situation:
1999 data :
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October 1994
mainly persons consuming party drugs, also persons interested
in "party drugs"
On-site
pill
testing
Site:
Involved
professionals:
Activities:
Test
procedure:
Stationary
pill
testing
Site:
University, Pharmacy
Other
activities:
Test
procedure:
Evaluation
Up to now there has been no evaluation because it did not seem
necessary. Also, there are no plans for evaluations in the future.
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The
project
Starting date:
Target group:
Regular
activities:
Legal
situation:
1999 data :
December 1995
Persons interested and / or consuming party-drugs
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On-site
pill
testing
Site:
Involved
professionals:
Activities:
Test
procedure:
Stationary
Site:
Other
activities:
Test
procedure:
pill
testing
Evaluation
Due to a lack of personnel and financial resources there has been
no evaluation yet. For the future, evaluations are planned.
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Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Webpage:
Contact:
Involved
organisations: Co-operation with Eve & Rave Mnster (www.eve-rave.de)
The
project
Planned
starting date:
Target group:
Planned
activities:
??
Persons actually consuming party drugs focusing on persons
with excessive use
Legal
situation:
Aimed data :
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On-site
Planned Site:
Involved
professionals:
Planned
activities:
Test
procedure:
pill
testing
The type of test procedure has not been defined yet. The system
shall be able to give information about quantitative data. The pill
will be given back to the consumer.
Evaluation
There has been a full programme evaluation. Further evaluations
are planned.
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Mission XTB
62 bis Av. Parmentier
F-75011 Paris
++33-1-43 14 81 69
++33-1-47 00 47 51
Patrick.beauverie@caramail.com
Patrick Beauverie, Laurent Gauthier
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Contact:
The
project
Starting date:
Target group:
Regular
activities:
Legal
situation:
1999 data:
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June 1997
No specific target groups defined: anyone who is interested
Public authorities accept the project, the police "ignore" it. There
is no specific law concerning pill testing, but the French Prime
Minister agreed on stationary pill testing as part of the public
health policy. On-site pill testing is under observation, time for
development is being given. Generally, for "Medicins du Monde"
there are no problems with legality.
On-site
pill
testing
Site:
Involved
professionals:
Activities:
Test
procedure:
Information
talks:
Stationary
pill
testing
Site:
Other
activities:
Test
procedure:
Evaluation
Some questions of programme evaluation have been analysed.
Due to a lack of financial and personnel resources no further
evaluation programmes have been carried out yet. Further
evaluations are planned.
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Modus Vivendi
Rue de Haerne 51
B-1050 Brussels
++32-2-644 22 00
++32-2Modus.Vivendi@skynet.be
Fabienne Hariga, Catherine van Huyck
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Contact:
Involved
organisations: Scientific Institute of Public Health (responsible institution;
BIRN@iph.fgov.be, www.iph.fgov.be/reitox) Unit of
Epidemiology, Unit of Pharmacology
The
project
Planned
starting date:
Target group:
Planned
activities:
Legal
situation:
Aimed data :
July 2000
no target groups defined
on-site pill testing
presenting results of the tests to the target group on site
distribution of information material
running a web page
on-site information talks
scientific publications
Research is a field under federal authority, prevention a topic
under communal authority. Thus, under the condition of research
as the prevailing purpose of pill testing, pill-testing projects
specifically Modus Vivendi - are accepted by the Federal Ministry
for Public Health. It is not clear yet, however, whether feedback
to potential consumers of illicit substances is legal, since to date
local authorities did not issue an official acceptance of the
project. Local police do not approve of the project and discourage
users to come to the testing by showing massive physical
presence.
On-site
Planned Site:
Involved
professionals:
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pill
testing
Test
procedure:
Evaluation
Some questions of programme evaluation have been analysed.
Further evaluations are planned.
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Techno Plus
64 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud
F-75011 Paris
++33-1-49 29 90 30
++33-1-49 29 90 31
Tplus@club-internet.fr
www.technoplus.org
Thierry Charlois
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Webpage
Contact:
The
project
Starting date:
Target group:
Regular
activities:
Legal
situation:
Data last 12
months:
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On-site
Site:
Involved
professionals:
Activities:
Test
procedure:
Information
talks:
pill
testing
The Marquis tests are done in or near the chill-out area (which is
also organised by Techno Plus). A small amount of the pill is
scratched with a special knife. The system provides only
qualitative data. The analysis is free of charge. Members of the
project team may touch the pill and give it back to the potential
consumers.
Information about the results is given to the person who brought
the pill for testing. Techno Plus also gives out information to
other organisations.
On-site information talks are offered at raves, clubs and
festivals, even if there is no on-site pill testing. 54 peers/users
are members of the team.
Stationary
pill
testing
Evaluation
There has not been an evaluation yet. Evaluations are planned
for 2001.
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