Work, recovery and second chances on a Wisconsin manufacturing floor

Mellisa Edwards didn’t have a job for a decade as she struggled with drug addiction.

That changed last March, when she got a job doing packaging and assembly work at Apricity Contract Packaging in Appleton and moved into a nearby residential treatment home.

Edwards got off to a rocky start. She missed shifts because she didn’t want to get out of bed, leading her supervisors to write her up. But her co-workers helped her rebound. They’re taking on the same challenge of staying sober while showing up to work…

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