Richard Pates

Biography
Richard is a founder member and former president of ISAJE and is currently the Treasurer. He had been the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Substance Use for the past 20 years. He is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist by profession working mainly in the field of addiction, children from very troubled backgrounds and sexual health and a visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of Worcester. He has published 40 or so papers and book chapters and books on Injecting Illicit Drugs, on the Treatment  of Amphetamine Problems and on International Harm Reduction.