1.   As for his father, he was dabbling again in the streets and needed money to support his addiction.

2.   He had been taking family money to support the addiction.

3.   He explained that the war had left him with a heroin addiction, and that it was only to support that addiction that he turned to robbery.

4.   Judges cannot take into account whether violence was involved or whether the defendant was selling drugs to support an addiction.

5.   Some of those who live on the compound have robbed for drugs, many have sacrificed families to support their addictions.