Help others fight addictions

Having grown up in Whitman County I am not a stranger to the dark side of addiction in the surrounding communities.

Alcoholism, drug addiction and a lack of mental health resources run rampant in some of our communities.

Small towns are a great distance from needed resources and not everyone has a support system.

Growing up, I saw many of those closest to me fall victim to the need to escape the voices in their heads holding them back from making healthy decisions and actively consuming alcohol on a regular basis.

As a child, I witnessed someone I love die from Cirrhosis of the liver.

I have h...