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Debbie Warner spent an agonizing four days in an intensive care unit, fearing for her son's life. The 26-year-old had believed he was taking MDMA, the active ingredient in the popular party drug ecstasy. However, the substance he ingested turned out to be laced with a dangerous additive, leading to a life-threatening overdose. "He had taken MDMA before without any issues. But this time, he ended up in the hospital , in the ICU," she recounted to SBS News. "Not knowing whether he would survive, and if he did, whether he would suffer from brain damage... the psychological trauma for our entire family was simply horrendous." Her son, who thankfully survived but now battles with long-term post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), expressed that he would have made use of a drug testing site if one had been available in Victoria. In response to this pressing need, the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA), supported by 77 health and community organizations,