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Expert Profile: Jacqui

Expertise:  Harm reduction (is it a dirty word in America??) - ie: needle and syringe programs, prevention of blood borne viruses such as HIV and hepatitis C, questions about dependency on opiates and other substances. Questions about treatment (particulary methadone and buprenorphine).

Experience in the area
Manage a primary health service for people who inject drugs, and have worked at that centre for 6.5 years

Organizations
Registered as a provisional psychology with the Victorian Psychologists registration board (this is for psychologists working under supervision or currently studying a masters). Much of my experience is related to my work rather than to my studies

Publications
conference proceedings - IHRC 2004 & 2005, NSP Conference 2005, Stigma-Pleasure-Practice conference 2006

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Arts (Humanities), Bachelor of Psychology with Honours, currently studying a masters of clinical psychology, completed one half of a graduate certificate in Addiction studies (transferred to psychology as it had better career prospects) - lots and lots of short training courses.

Awards and Honors
Presented at international conferences (Harm Reduction Conference in Thailand and Melbourne)

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Prestige Points: 180
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Clarity of Response   10.0   Best of the best
Timeliness   10.0   Best of the best
Politeness   10.0   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
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Max Questions to be Asked
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Total Questions
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43
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(john on 05/06/08)
Thanks for your timely response and informative answer. Jan
(Jan on 05/05/08)
Thank you so very much for all your help...this was my first time to ever talk to someone about anything like this...i feel that it is sometimes easie
(brittany on 12/22/07)
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(Tony on 12/10/07)
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Recent Answers from Jacqui
2008-07-01  percocet Hi Lila, Yes you are likely to experience some anxiety coming off this kind of medication. Percocet is Oxycodone which is an opioid drug related to heroin, morphine and codeine. It is a good painkiller...
2008-06-22  Drug testing (specifically mouth swabs) Hi Nikki, Unfortunately I don't have much information about mouth swabs. However, Klonopin is Clonazepam, which is a benzo. So if it shows up other benzos, then it is likely to show this one?...
2008-06-21  My Husband and Heroin Hi Lesley, The short answer is - "yes". You are being unrealistic. If people could just stop because they were in danger of loosing things like their family, job, freedom, life (ie: in some countries...
2008-05-19  girlfriend is a chronic pain suffer which has lead to severe addiction Hey Marty, Thanks for getting back to me with so much info. It makes it easier to try to come up with a better option. Anyway, it is good you are in Canada as they do have a slightly more liberal...
2008-05-18  girlfriend is a chronic pain suffer which has lead to severe addiction Hey Marty, Sounds like you have been a fantastic support, but it is all just getting too much. Also, don't feel the need to make excuses for her drug dependency (I hate the word addiction) as I have...
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