The Drugs Wheel in government/state reports
Published paper
The development and application of the Drugs Wheel is published in the Open Access (£0) peer-reviewed paper:
References
- Adley, M., Jones, G., Measham, F. 2022. Jump-starting the conversation about harm reduction: making sense of drug effects. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.2013774.
Cited in textbooks
Feedback from Drugs Wheel users
Shelby Joffrion“I have been using your drug wheel for a few years now to help teach our community about the different kinds of substances… Thank you for your time and for this awesome visual graphic.”
Opioid Prevention Coordinator
City Of North Charleston
Police Department
Colin McGregor-Paterson“This summer we have been attending music festivals, gigs and other social events… The drug wheel is really useful to get the conversation going, and helps simplify the message.”
via email
Shrey Jhalani“Thanks a lot for providing us all that information in such a simple way… beautiful presentation of these drugs.”
Forensic Scientist
ESG Forensics
Environmental Scientifics Group
Scottish Drugs Forum“thedrugswheel.com gets a positive response from the whole spectrum of workers across all disciplines & gives genuine insight.”
@SDFnews
Robert Davidson“Great educational resource for paramedics, first responders & event staff.”
@cmdrbob558
Hugh Asher“We have integrated The Drugs Wheel game into our new substance awareness training packages for young people in Young Offender Institutions… it is by far the most effective tool that I have come across for raising knowledge around psychoactive substances.”
Researcher
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