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Column Headings: K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness
N = Nominated for Expert of the Month
| Date | User | K | C | T | P | N | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-16 | Margie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-11-11 | Margie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks Jacqui. I'm going to show my husband my letter along with your answer today and talk to him about this. |
| 2009-11-06 | Dawn | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you for all your help and the article was interesting. I am not even close to their doseage! Thanks again! |
| 2009-11-04 | Diana | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks, you really know your stuff! |
| 2009-10-28 | cheryl | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Jacqui has been very helpful in answering my questions and thats not all. She really cared about my situation. |
| 2009-10-27 | jennelle | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thanks it is really hard to be calm though. thanks for the advice. |
| 2009-10-18 | Ed | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-10-12 | Alex | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks, I'm still not sure what I will do but I will definitely do it safely! |
| 2009-10-06 | Kari | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Yes | Jacqui is great-I'm so glad that there are people out there that are concerned with this epidemic. It will not end, so it's good to know that I can have someone's advice-professional advice-and do things more safely : ) |
| 2009-10-02 | susan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | I actually would nominate Jacqui for volunteer of the month due to the fact that she genuinely seems to care about what others are going through and wanting to help them find ways to solve the problems that they are going through. I wish there were more people in this world who cared about their fellow man like she does. And I've only been corresponding with her for a short time, but she's already helped me more and given me more hope than just about anyone else has since I starterd going through my ordeal. Thank you so much for this website and for the volunteers on it! |
| 2009-10-02 | susan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Very sweet, understanding and knowledgable and she is giving me much hope in my situation |
| 2009-09-21 | david | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-09-14 | ellen | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thankyou! |
| 2009-08-11 | eM ES | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Wonderful answers and great observations on the state of pain relief, and the bullying the USA does to other free countries. Thanks, Mark VA/USA. |
| 2009-06-16 | carly | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | What a great response!!! thank you Jacqui. I wasn't expecting that, as everyone I've spoken to has just written him off. I guess I am just scared of him hurting himself and his health. He has agreed to talk to someone so I gess we will take it from there. Thanx again x |
| 2009-06-15 | Deb Bridges | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Jacqui, I really appreciate your taking the tiome to give this great response. It is VERY helpful and has given me some options to think about. I thank you. Deb |
| 2009-06-12 | Aimee | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thank you for you help |
| 2009-05-28 | Susan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you, you are so helpful, I have asked you questions before and you really know your stuff, without being preachy....much appreciated! |
| 2009-05-26 | tech support guy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-05-20 | tech support guy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | thanks for the reply, |
| 2009-03-15 | deen | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks Jacqui. The advice is spot on and I know we're on the right track. I know he'll succeed too. He is such a good person. Thanks Deen |
| 2009-03-12 | Chris | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | thank you very much...wow i have tried to find a straight up answer for months and now finally i get one...very helpful thank you...amazing people are hard to find..its good to know they still are out there... |
| 2009-03-05 | Emily | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks Jacqui for the excellent info and advise! |
| 2009-03-01 | Emily | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-02-25 | mark | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | All good! |
| 2009-02-24 | Ed | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks a load for all that advice! Im going to ask another question because I ran into a bit of trouble the other day... so ill talk to you soon :) Ed. |
| 2009-02-11 | sally | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you. It makes my decision about the relationship with that friend easier. |
| 2009-02-10 | sally | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-02-09 | Sarah | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks Jacqui for the warnings and when I do start a reduction I will do so with a lot of preperations like you talked about-eating well,exercising and doing pleasurable activities and not rushing it.I am glad you hve eased my mind of how I will feel after coming off and a couple of months down the line I should be ok,thats reassuring.Its still a whole scary area and its going to take a lot of strength to get through it but nevertheless I never want to go back to using but I am aware now of the vulnerability I will be up against once I'm off the Methadone. Thanks again very much,you have been really helpful,thank you.Kind regards,Sarah. |
| 2009-02-06 | Natasha | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Do not know anyone else as helpful!!! |
Answers by Expert:
Jacqui
Expertise
I am committed to Harm reduction (is it a dirty word in America??), a philosophy which acknowledges that people are going to continue to use drugs despite all of the effort put into stopping it (case in point - US government drug war ... trillions of dollars, people still using ... hello??) Anyway, I advocate to support people who use drugs by reducing the harms associated with their use through needle and syringe programs, advocating for drug law reform (alcohol legal, marijuana not ... go figure?). I currently manage a service that provides primary health care, health education and needle and syringe program to people who inject. I have also worked as an "on the ground" worker for many years and am currently studying a Masters in Clinical Psychology. Happy to answer questions about blood borne viruses such as HIV and hepatitis C, questions about dependency on opiates and other substances. Questions about treatment (particulary methadone and buprenorphine). Questions about harm reduction and why we bother with it. I can try to answer questions about drug tests. As an alternative to my fellow experts, I won't be judging anyone. If anyone has taken a sip of a coffee, or drunk a beer, then ... well we are all drug users, and I don't think we are going to see an end to it! Deal with the real, I say.
Experience
Manage a primary health service for people who inject drugs, and have worked at that centre for 7 years
Organizations
Registered as a provisional psychologist 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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