The Effects Of Substance Misuse On The United Kingdom From My Native Zimbabwe
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On my arrival in the United Kingdom from my native Zimbabwe, I had my first meeting with an individual with a serious heroin addiction when I found myself sharing a flat in an emergency accommodation at the Lady Beck Close in Leeds. Things went missing in the flat and I could not understand what happening until the person responsible was offered to speak to me. He apologised for the theft of my property but explained at length the serious problem with substance misuse that he had and how he would do anything to feed his habit. He went on to tell me how he dropped from University where he was studying dentistry after drugs took a toll on his life. He said has tried and was still trying everything to stop but cannot despite the care, support and help he received from so many professionals.
This conversation got me interested into knowing more about substance misuse and its effects, most of it I later found to be harmful to the abuser, families, the society at large and other government services. I would go on to witness further cases of people trapped in substance misuse when I moved to live at St Anne’s hostel near the Leeds Market. This experience aroused my interest more on how much support and services were there to aid those trapped in the habit. While still living in the hostel, I had applied for a job with the Leeds Partnership Foundation Trust as a health support worker. Leeds and Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust offered me a job and I gladly accepted it.
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