Q: What is Enlighten?
A: A volunteer organisation dedicated to promoting harm reduction and highlighting hypocrisy and irrationality in government policy.
Q: What is harm reduction?
A: “The term harm reduction refers to policies, programmes and projects which aim to reduce the health, social and economic harms associated with the use of psychoactive substances. It is an evidence-based and cost-effective approach – bringing benefits to the individual, community and society.” International Harm Reduction Network
Q: What policies and programmes does Enlighten support?
A: Enlighten has been a leading proponent of pill testing and other forms of adulterant screening and consumer education.
Q: What is pill testing?
A: “Pill Testing is a process used to identify substances contained within a pill, usually illicit substances.” Wiki - Pill Testing
Q: Why does Enlighten sell testing kits?
A: We believe everyone should have access to some form of adulterant testing.
Q: What happens to money raised by kit sales?
A: Funds raised from kit sales go towards funding Enlighten activities including running the websites Bluelight and Pillreports.
Q: Does Enlighten still do pill testing at raves and other events?
A: No. Enlighten no longer does onsite testing.