Q. Thinking about drug policy, do you support or oppose pill testing services (where trained counsellors provide risk reduction advice informed by on-site, laboratory analysis of people’s drugs)?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | Dec 18 | |||
| NET: Support | 63% | 73% | 57% | 74% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 57% | 61% | 59% | ||
| NET: Oppose | 24% | 18% | 33% | 17% | 30% | 28% | 21% | 17% | 23% | 32% | 17% | ||
| Strongly support | 30% | 36% | 23% | 39% | 31% | 28% | 31% | 37% | 26% | 28% | 23% | ||
| Support | 34% | 37% | 33% | 36% | 28% | 36% | 31% | 36% | 31% | 34% | 36% | ||
| Oppose | 12% | 10% | 17% | 6% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 8% | ||
| Strongly oppose | 13% | 8% | 15% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 9% | 5% | 11% | 20% | 9% | ||
| Don’t know | 12% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 17% | 11% | 20% | 7% | 25% |
Over six in ten Australians (63%) support pill testing services. The majority of Labor (73%) and Coalition (57%) voters support pill testing as well as both genders (65% men and 62% women support) and age groups.
Support for these services has increased 4%pts from last month (up from 59% support in Dec’18).