by subulwaa@uwosh.edu | Nov 21, 2019 | FIXED Book Stories
John Jorgensen Winnebago County Judge, Circuit Court Branch V as told to Neal Hogden “Drug court, really, is one of the best parts of my week. Going into the program, I wasn’t fully convinced that I would enjoy the program — the connection, the clapping, all that. But...
by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Nov 20, 2019 | FIXED Book Stories
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...
by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Nov 14, 2019 | FIXED Book Stories
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...
by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Nov 14, 2019 | FIXED Book Stories
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...
by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Nov 14, 2019 | FIXED Book Stories
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...
by crawfork@uwosh.edu | Nov 14, 2019 | FIXED Book Stories
Sam as told to Kaitlyn Scoville Pain and Addiction “It was weed and alcohol at a young age. I started smoking weed with my older brothers when I was 13-14. The parties were always at our house. Everybody came over to smoke weed and drink at our house. I thought it was...
