Dope
- A safer trip advisor

UX/UI Design

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Product Design
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A service to promote a safer and more informed use of drugs through testing, monitoring consumption sessions and providing information on drug types and strains, as well as emergency procedures.

Open Dope project on behance

For an informed drug consumption and testing

Recreational drug use has been around for thousands of years.

When scientists began to study addictive behavior in the 1930s, people addicted to drugs were thought to be morally flawed and lacking in willpower. Groundbreaking discoveries about the brain have revolutionized our understanding of drug use, enabling us to respond effectively.

Nora D. Volkow, M.D.
Director National Institute on Drug Abuse

Lifetime use in the European Union

Cannabis: 91,2 Million; 27,4%
Cocaine: 18 Million; 5,4%
MDMA: 13,7 Million; 4,1%
Amphetamines: 12,4 Million; 3,7%

European Drug Report; Trends and Developments; 2019.

Recreational drug use is not going to disappear anytime soon.

Social implications: Bad academic performance; Low employment stability; Inclination to try other drugs
Mental health disorders: Mood and anxiety disorders; Cognitive deficit; Paranoid psychosis
Heart conditions: Arrhythmias; Heart attacks
Brain damage: Strokes; Intracerebral hemorrhage

Problem Space

Prior knowledge

Lack of awareness
- Not knowing what you're buying or consuming
- Misinformation on substance effects, use and mixing
Personal consumption

Oblivious use
- Ignoring the role personal and biological factors play
- Poor tracking and lack of awareness of consumption
Emergency procedures

Poor assistance
- Not knowing what to do in an emergency situation
- Failing to get help - fear of asking or not knowing who to ask

Main insights

interviews and surveys

Information

Understanding the safest way to consume a specific drug and what to in an emergency situation.
Safety

Knowing if the composition of what they use is safe.
Privacy

Having to share personal data in a drug-related app.

Who faces these problems?

User Segments

Regular Consumer

Users who consume drugs regularly and are looking for ways to do it more safely;

Looking to:

test their drugs to feel safer;
know what to do in emergency cases;
find safer places to buy from.

Uses the app more regularly to have a safer and more informed consumption.

John (Regular consumer):

I don't know if the drugs I buy are safe.
Is it safe to have this kind of information on my phone?
How will I know I'll get help if I need it?

Information Seeker

Users who have friends or family who consume drugs and are looking to be more informed;

Looking to:

have more knowledge about drugs;
know hows to help their closed ones if needed, in case of emergency.

Cynthia (Information seeker):

I don't know what to do when my friends aren't feeling well at a party.
Does this product have the information I need?
Are the information and emergency contacts updated?

Companies

Collective users of this product would be companies who benefit from quick drug testing and providing a safe platform to drug consumers:

music festivals;
night clubs;
...

Mark (Company owner):

I can't control nor provide assistance to my customers, as they consume privately.
Having people publicly doing drugs may give this club a bad reputation.