What if someone you love is addicted to opiates?
Opiate addiction is a pervasive problem in many areas of the country, including Western Washington. Opiate addiction can predictably lead the sufferer into entanglement with the criminal justice system as he or she, desperate to avoid withdrawal, resorts to petty theft, burglary, or worse to fund his or her habit.
When an addict accumulates multiple charges in a compressed period of time it is often viewed…