Jake and Blake are twins growing up in Oakley and they did everything together. The first time they were separated was when Jake went to college and Blake stayed in Oakely. A few days before Jake's graduation, he gets the worst phone call: Blake died from a drug overdose. Even though Oakley is notorious for an opioid epidemic, Jake doesn't believe his brother would ever turn to drugs.

Back in Oakley, Jake wants to take down the drug pushers. He runs into his brother's high school girlfriend, Anna, who is a drug addict. Jake always had feelings for Anna, but he never pursued anything because she was with his brother. He is saddened to see that her life has been affected by drugs as well.

Jake knows in order to fight this epidemic, he must get a strong law firm to help him out. He contacts two firms and begins working with Deke and Paul. Together, they go after the pharmaceutical industry. But while they are checking out a factory, Jake is kidnapped. While he's in captivity, the food he's given is laced with drugs and soon he's addicted, too. He's able to escape, but will he be able to kick this dangerous addiction? 

When their day in court finally arrives, will Jake and his lawyers be able to win this case? Will his brother's death be avenged and can they prevent more opioid deaths? Only the judge will be able to answer that question...

Mike Papantonio's LAW AND ADDICTION is a great story. Unfortunately, the problems in this book are still going on in America. Papantonio has some great insights as to what is going on today. It is very depressing to know that people are losing their loved ones because of drug addiction. Papantonio writes about how this can affect a member of the family when someone dies. This story shows just how drugs not only kill the addict but also causes heartache for the family.