Difficult to know what to write here.....it's been an interesting ride to get where I am.

My background is in psychology, but my greatest education has been travellign the world. I'm now more or less settled in Liverpool, UK, and working as a drugs researcher for Liverpool John Moores University. I'm hoping to start my PhD soon in Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs but I have research interests in a wide range of fields.

Otherwise i'm a happy 42 year old who still finds the world a mystifying and wondrous place. I sincerely hope I never lose that....which is why I wont attach it to my car keys.

Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should the government fund needle exchange programs?

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I feel compelled to write in support of government funding for needle exchange programs, especially in light of one of the "No" writers who, I feel, eloquently summarised most myths about on injecting drug use and needle exchange. Having worked in this field for several years I feel quite strongly that people should make their decisions about this issue based on genuine evidence rather than beliefs or scare stories.

Perhaps one of the most prevailing myths around needle exchange is the belief that it promotes or encourages drug use. Nothing could be further from the truth. There exists a...

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