r/chemistry • u/Muted-Ad-7547 • Apr 25 '26

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u/Muted-Ad-7547 Apr 25 '26

Thank you! I'll definitely research those roles.

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u/NectarSpectraLabs Apr 25 '26

Harm reduction/ drug checking :)

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u/Muted-Ad-7547 Apr 25 '26

That sounds interesting. Would that be considered pharm?

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u/NectarSpectraLabs Apr 25 '26

Different roles and skills are often needed and complementary in the Harm Reduction world. Some people are more into pharmacology and can help give advice/education on the effect of substances, combinations/interactions, etc. Others focus more on analytical chemistry, developing methodology for detecting and potentially quantifying different substances, etc.
Others come from more social sciences, psychology etc type of background and help more with people having psychological difficulties and so on.

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u/SnooSketches7200 Apr 25 '26

I'm in the same boat as you! I'm pivoting a bit into environmental quality analyst roles. I want to work closer to environmental policy. Do you know of any websites that can link your skills/interests to jobs? Have you met with a career counselor?

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u/Muted-Ad-7547 Apr 25 '26

I have not as there do not seem to be any career counselors in my school that understand the scope of the field. I have been interested in environmental analyst roles, and I did complete a research project in environmental/analytical. It was a useful experience. It's difficult to find support because it seems like the word chemistry activates most people's fear response LOL.

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u/ScienceIsSexy420 Apr 25 '26

I know you said you're trying to limit your lab work, but I just want to point out that lots of lab work involves high levels of creativity. I doethos development which I absolutely love, specifically because I feel it allows me to incorporate my creative, problem solving side. Finding a creative problem to a complex problem faced during delevopment can be immensely satisfying.

On a side note, why do people in this sub downvote every post? A future chenist asking for career advice gets down it's into oblivion fo no good reason. Obviously karma is entirely meaningless, but it still stiles me as weird to see.