by subulwaa@uwosh.edu | Mar 2, 2020 | FIXED Shorts
“I started drinking and smoking weed at 14. After high school I started trying other drugs; by the time I was 19, I was addicted to the lifestyle of weed, speed, and alcohol, which led me to make a lot of destructive choices. I had a lot of low points, and I kept...
by subulwaa@uwosh.edu | Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our Project and the Lessons Learned By Bethanie Gengler FIXED student editor John was sitting at a Narcotics Anonymous booth at the Greater Fox Valley Opioid Summit in Appleton, Wis., when we were introduced on Aug. 21, 2019. He was an older gentleman with graying...
by subulwaa@uwosh.edu | Feb 12, 2020 | FIXED Shorts
Amanda Stibbs Emergency Medical Technician, Berlin, Wis. “I am an emergency medical technician. When I hear the word ‘addict,’ the first thing that comes to my mind is the negative thought, but I’m trying to learn how to think in their terms and not so much the...
by subulwaa@uwosh.edu | Feb 12, 2020 | FIXED Book Stories
John Nygren Wisconsin State Representative, Marinette as told to Bethanie Gengler “My daughter, Cassie, has struggled with addiction since about 2007. That included an overdose and near death. It has included incarceration. Mixed in there would be some treatment...
by subulwaa@uwosh.edu | Feb 2, 2020 | FIXED Feature
Kristina Farina By Jack Tierney The video showed grainy black and white images of a lifeless body lying on the ground as semi-trucks and motorists passed by. White clouds of condensation blew from the officers’ mouths as they moved like skilled professionals in...