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Menomonie woman’s journey from drug addict to substance abuse counselor | Chippewa Valley News

Menomonie woman’s journey from drug addict to substance abuse counselor | Chippewa Valley News

MENOMONIE (WQOW) – A Menomonie woman who struggled with prescription drugs and alcoholic beverages is now a material abuse counselor at the Dunn County Jail.  Now, she makes use of her working experience to support inmates on their very own journey to restoration. To this working day, the audio of a jail door opening nonetheless triggers Sheli Jo Metzger of Menomonie. “In a four thirty day period period of time, I had nine felony rates,” Metzger explained. In 2002, she was…

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‘I’m an Alcohol Addiction Counselor, These Are the Worst Things I’ve Seen’

‘I’m an Alcohol Addiction Counselor, These Are the Worst Things I’ve Seen’

Several individuals who perform in dependancy procedure have a particular story to notify of how it relates to their everyday living. In my case, I experienced a brother who was a chronic alcoholic. For most of his grownup daily life, he was concerned in ingesting. It was quite unfortunate to see his life, how it evolved and how it ended up. He died early in his life, in his mid-50s, and it was a lonely loss of life. That affected…

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