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| Source: Daily Mail |
BY KIMBERLEY NICOLL
Newcastle University Students' Association are providing free drug testing kits to students.
The Association is receiving $480 000, which is up from the $373 375 in funding from the previous year.
NUSA President Phill Johnson says they are, "very keen to trial" as part of a "holistic harm minimisation approach".
This aligns with those campaigners who are warning they will be distributing kits at summer music festivals.
NUSA Vice President, Giacomo Arnott states they "are not really interested in the controversy around these things... If a few people in The Chancellery say this is a terrible thing to do, that's okay and they're allowed to believe that. But it's good for students so we're going to do it."
Phill Johnson says alongside providing the kits, the funding would be used to employ managerial staff, start a financial advice line, and to sustain work in orientation, clubs, and student media.
