The Feedback Loop: Research and Impact Case Studies
MARKET DISRUPTION DUE TO PANDEMIC AND BREXIT
National,
2022
Concerns about the resumption of party drug use after the reopening of nightclubs and festivals on ‘Freedom Day’ in July 2021 led to the week-long ‘High Alert’ partnership campaign between The Metro (daily newspaper) and The Loop:
Campaign Page
The Loop’s festival testing in summer 2021 led to a number of alerts being issued on The Loop’s social media platforms that were covered in the national press, with findings being published in Drug Science, Policy and Law:
BBC News / MixMag /The Metro
Journal Article / Drug Science Blog Post
The journal article was subject to national press coverage:
BBC News / MixMag / MSN News / NME / The Guardian / The Independent /
THE UK’S FIRST COMMUNITY-BASED DRUG CHECKING SERVICE
Bristol,
2018
The first community-based drug checking service in the UK, delivered by The Loop, was featured in the local, national and international press after the successful completion of the first weekend:
Bristol 365 / ITV News / VICE News
The first findings were published in a peer-reviewed academic journal article in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, which also generated further press interest:
Journal Article / The Guardian / The Independent
THE UK’S FIRST DRUG CHECKING SERVICE
Secret Garden Party,
2016
The first drug checking service in the UK, delivered by The Loop, was covered by the local, national and international press after the successful completion of the first weekend. It was also featured in a Vice documentary recorded onsite.
BBC News / The Guardian / VICE News
The first findings were published in the International Journal of Drug Policy in a peer-reviewed academic journal article. This generated further press coverage:
Journal Article / The Guardian
This led directly to a number of organisations such as the RSPH publicly supporting drug checking for the first time in the UK:
Royal Society for Public Health Statement.