Over the last 2 years I have been scouring the internet for placements in scientific areas, sexual health organisations, and substance misuse organisations.
I have successfully navigated several interviews and attended basic training and information courses. One organisation was most uptight and dismissed me for off-the-cuff comical remarks regarding/involving drugs. Note that I was in TRAINING with other people being trained, I was not with people off the street needing assistance. This dismissal was after the organisation had projected an image of David Bowie, clearly under the influence, stating how glamorous it was, referring to pop culture and the like. I was told I could "trigger" others in the group to start using drugs again. What I say and what you choose to do are not mutually inclusive.
Anyway, tomorrow I begin with an organisation that I am very keen to be a part of. However, I had to contact them numerous times, even turning up in person, before anything was even actioned. I will be on a team that sells donated clothes on EBay (the money then goes into the charity). The problem there is that I want to help real people, in person, I want to deal with people in need, and I want to be a part of someone's happiness, recovery, or simply keep them safe. Over time I'm pretty confident that I can stalk my way into what I want. I am not one for behind the scenes, as we all know!
On Wednesday I am training with a separate organisation, this is ongoing. One person believes you are actually losing blood when you are menstruating, and after reading a few paragraphs on a certain drug decided to attempt to inform me on it when not only have I taken this drug but I've been a purveyor of it, too. I always check what substances really are and what they do through various websites; people still believing that certain drugs are plant fertilisers, bath salts, and horse tranquillisers need to be stopped and informed. The media has propagated certain "beliefs" and those with no mind of their own believe everything the media tells them, from who to hate, what to look like and what to do with themselves.
Turn the TV off, put the paper down and just fucking Google it. There are many reputable sites such as Erowid, DrugWise, and Pill Reports, to name just 3. Don't be a sheep, it's not advanced Chemistry, and I actually know it isn't because I have a BSc in Chemistry.
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