Nonprofit born out of son’s addiction among first to receive Washington County opioid settlement funds

Nonprofit born out of son’s addiction among first to receive Washington County opioid settlement funds

Jake Lanhart started smoking marijuana when he was 11 or 12 years old. His parents had no idea. When he was 13, he brought a backpack full of pills from his parents’ medicine chest — Benadryl, Tylenol, prescription painkillers — to Burnsville Middle School to trade for pot. His parents found out when they got a call from the principal. Paul and Pam Lanhart struggled over the next few years to find resources to help their son, who had also starte…