FIXED Stories: Eric Smiltneek

FIXED Stories: Eric Smiltneek

Eric Smiltneek, M.D. as told to Megan Behnke Dr. Eric Smiltneek is an Oshkosh resident who is an addiction medicine physician at Aurora Medical Center and Nova Counseling Services. Nova is a State of Wisconsin-licensed provider of medically monitored treatment for...
FIXED Stories: John

FIXED Stories: John

John as told to Bethanie Gengler “I lived in Wisconsin so everyone drank. You’d get some drinks when you were younger and I started out drinking and just got kind of caught in the hippie movement. I played in a couple of bands so that kind of set me up there. The...
FIXED Stories: Makayla

FIXED Stories: Makayla

Makayla as told to Kaitlyn Scoville “My mom was an addict before I was even born. She did basically every drug — like heroin and crack. There would be glass plates with powder all over it, or I would see her bongs. When I was in sixth grade, we went on a trip to...
FIXED Feature  – Kurtis Rodriguez

FIXED Feature – Kurtis Rodriguez

Kurtis Rodriguez by Natalie Dillon July 26, 2016: “Your Mother Saved Your Life” Kurtis Rodriguez only had a few minutes to get ready in his mother’s basement. His father was waiting outside to take him to the Winnebago County Jail for his drug test. Being out on bond...
FIXED Stories: Jake Wissink

FIXED Stories: Jake Wissink

Jake Wissink as told to Jack Tierney “The third time I overdosed I was in the driver’s seat of my car. I reached my arm back, and I had the person sitting in the back inject me intravenously with heroin. I blacked out shortly after and the two other people in...