Std Test London

A controversial project of the National Union of students saw university students offered free beers in exchange for a sexual health check. The union has established the national system in order to lower the rate of chlamydia and encourage young people to get tested for chlamydia.

The events took place during Freshers week, a notoriously stormy period in the University calendar renowned for high levels of drunkenness and a good amount of unprotected sex drink-fueled.

Those who attended were given tokens without alcohol in exchange for having an STD test . The students provided a urine sample for testing, made free by the charity of sexual Brooke Advisory Centre and received a voucher they can redeem against a free beer or spirit and the mixer.

The scheme is part of the NUS advice, health and sexual orientation campaign that is directed towards new undergraduates. STD testing evenings have already been placed on Birmingham, Manchester and London.

Many health trusts have resorted to the use of incentives to encourage young people to get tested for chlamydia, the statistics indicate that 121,000 new infections reported last year, 2/3s of them were among the age group 16-24 years.

However, it was reported that many events have fallen into chaos, as students tried to cheat the system and get multiple free drinks. According to the Daily Mail, some students were seen pouring the beer into the bottle test and give false names and addresses so they can pass the test for chlamydia twice.

Critics have said that alcohol provides an incentive to get tested for chlamydia is a dangerous message to give to students. Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe questioned the appropriateness of using alcohol to corrupt young people on alcohol abuse among the age is a problem.

The Ministry of Health has distanced himself from the Chlamydia testing program, with its spokesman saying: "We do not offer support for alcohol as an incentive to be tested for STIs."