The Drug Policy Voices Survey, 2018-2021

The Drug Policy Voices project was funded by the ESRC between 2018 and 2021. The aim of the project was to engage people who use drugs (PWUD) into debates about drug policy reform. This was the first UK project designed to understand experiences and opinions, as well as improve knowledge about drug policy issues. A survey was conducted in 2020 to collect data on alcohol and other drug use, supply and sourcing, experience of criminal justice sanctioning, engagement in alcohol and other (AOD) drug treatment and drug user identity. 37 attitudinal questions were created using a blended values approach informed by Moral Foundations Theory (Graham et al., 2011, 2013; Haidt & Graham, 2007; Haidt & Joseph, 2004) and the four political positions that underpin drug policy (MacCoun & Reuter, 2001), in order to better understand opinions about key drug policy issues.