W.Va. parents charged for giving toddler methadone

[poledriver]

W.Va. parents charged for giving toddler methadone

PHILIPPI, W.Va. (AP) — A Belington woman who allegedly gave a toddler illegally purchased methadone to make her sleep is now charged in the girl's death, and so is the father who authorities say did nothing about it.

The Exponent Telegram (http://bit.ly/10mD1l8) says 31-year-old Ida Lee Evans and 38-year-old David Lee Delauder were in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on $100,000 bond each Thursday.

Both are charged with death of a child by a parent.

Police say the 23-month-old girl died March 12.

State Police say Evans administered the methadone the night before, and Delauder made no attempt to call 911 or have the child checked out when he learned of the ingestion.

Police say the couple bought the drug on the street.

http://www.hsconnect.com/page/conte...giving-toddler-methadone.html?isap=1&nav=5046

 

[23536]

methadone kills so many babies. Seriously, every year there's like a dozen of these incidents.

 

[Morphling]

Methadone, to a toddler for sleep?

Whatever happened to a nip of whiskey in the bottle? Christ Jesus.

 

[poledriver]

Yeah, it does seem like this comes up quite a few times a year all over the world. I recall last yr I think it was there was one in Australia.

 

[T. Calderone]

It's sad to see parents act so irresponsibly.

 

[slimvictor]

People are simply not responsible about drugs.
So, it is no great surprise when they are irresponsible about giving drugs to their kids.

This is why websites such as Bluelight and Erowid are so valuable - information, harm reduction, teaching responsible drug use. We can help to counter the propaganda and lack of solid education so many people receive.

 

[highhooked]

I would like to know how much they gave a 23 month old opiate naive baby. Then we can really see how dumb they were.