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In bringing in the new year, I wanted to share another recovery story from our community. The gentleman is Nick McMartin. Nick has been a Worland resident most of his life. Nick started his drug use at the age of 16 with marijuana use when he was in high school. Nick was introduced to it from co-workers when he was working a job at a local fast food restaurant. Nick’s use became “almost daily.” At 17, Nick was introduced to alcohol by a “friend of a friend in an alley.” He was hanging out with friends who had alcohol and he decided to drink...
End The Stigma Faces of Recovery: Destiny Gutierrez Editor's Note: Since 2011, October has been proclaimed National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. This month, Cloud Peak Counseling Center, in partnership with the Northern Wyoming News, is bringing four stories of recovery from Worland community members. Meet Destiny Gutierrez, an addiction recovery warrior. Destiny started her drug use at the age of 15. She says she was trying to deal with traumas that had happened in her life like "being...
Editor's Note: Since 2011, October has been proclaimed National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. This month, Cloud Peak Counseling Center, in partnership with the Northern Wyoming News, is bringing four stories of recovery from Worland community members. Cloud Peak Counseling Center Meet Jerry Kiser, an addiction recovery warrior. Jerry is a longtime resident of Worland. His journey into addiction started at the age of 8 when he was first introduced to alcohol at a "biker party" that his... Full story
End The Stigma Faces of Recovery: Megan Lathrop Editor's Note: Since 2011, October has been proclaimed National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. This month, Cloud Peak Counseling Center, in partnership with the Northern Wyoming News, is bringing four stories of recovery from Worland community members. Meet Megan Lathrop, an addiction recovery warrior. Megan started her journey into darkness at the age of 11, when she was introduced to alcohol and marijuana. Megan was living in California, "doin...