Around 3.4 million Australians
used drugs in the past 12 months.
We believe that drug checking (pill testing) services should be freely accessible to people who choose to use drugs.
Right now, most of these Australians have no reliable way of knowing what's in their drugs. Having information to make more informed decisions around drug use can help avoid harm, hospitalisation, and even death.
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The Loop is an Australian not-for-profit organisation set up in 2018 to develop the sustainable provision of drug checking services in Australia.
Our teams are comprised of chemists, pharmacists, sociologists, drug and alcohol specialists, GPs, toxicologists and other allied health staff. Guided by international expertise and experience, we provide world-class drug checking and harm reduction services.
Our work
We have teams of organisers, chemists, pharmacists, sociologists, drug and alcohol specialists, GPs, toxicologists and other allied health staff based in Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales. Our teams are led by state-based experts with local knowledge, working closely with local organisations including peer organisations and peak bodies to develop context-specific service models. Our services are voluntary, free, and confidential.
We work collaboratively to continuously improve our practices as part of our mission to deliver world-class drug checking services. Our national research and organising team conduct rigorous research and analysis to develop and disseminate knowledge for harm reduction purposes, including to community members, service providers and policy makers.
Queensland
We've partnered with QuIHN and QuIVAA to operate Queensland's first fixed-site drug checking service, CheQpoint. This service is funded by Queensland Health.
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CheQpoint services are located in QuIHN, which is a harm reduction agency. QuIHN also offers other services related to alcohol and other drugs, including counselling, a GP clinic, and a needle and syringe program. On-site parking is available, and public transport is nearby.
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CheQpoint is open Fridays 2-6pm at:
QuIHN Gold Coast
12/89-99 West Burleigh Rd
Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
QuIHN Brisbane
1 Hamilton Place
Bowen Hills QLD 4006
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Regular service data is available on the ​CheQpoint website.​
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Results from secondary analyses are available here.
Victoria
We've partnered with YSAS, Harm Reduction Victoria, Melbourne Health and Youth Projects to deliver Victoria's first drug checking services, funded by the Victorian State Government.
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Our first mobile service was held at the multi-day festival Beyond the Valley (28 Dec 2024-1 Jan 2025).
Our first fixed-site service will open mid-2025 at an inner-Melbourne location near nightlife and transport.
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Our joint media release is available here.​​​​
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Government announcement available here.
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Government media release on results of the first festival event available here.
New South Wales
In 2024, we worked with Uniting NSW.ACT to run a drug checking research project at Sydney's Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in Kings Cross.
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Information about the MSIC Drug Checking Research Project here.​
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