What do you do?
My job involves going into schools, youth clubs and the community to bring drug and alcohol awareness to young people, to help them to make their own decisions. Our message is about the safe use of drugs and alcohol, and we make young people aware of where to go for help if they need it. It's all confidential and we don't preach to them.
How did you come to work in this area?
I did a degree in criminology and then had a job as a support worker in a hostel. A lot of those young people had drug issues but there was no support for them. They were simply told to go to their GP, which is not ideal. This job came up and I was excited about working with the biggest drug and alcohol treatment service in the UK and about delivering group work.
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