Another parent’s overdose, another child in the back seat: A ‘new norm’ for drug users? - News Summed Up

Another parent’s overdose, another child in the back seat: A ‘new norm’ for drug users?


And her 10-month-old son was restrained in a car seat in the back, according to police. Police in the town of Hope believe the 25-year-old mother had overdosed on heroin. [Ohio city shares shocking photos of adults who overdosed with a small child in the car]Such incidents are becoming the "new norm" for drug users, Tallent told the Indianapolis Star. Brian Allen, public safety director for East Liverpool, the Ohio city where the man and the woman overdosed, agreed. Behind the grim statistics are haunting scenes of overdosed victims — and the children affected by their parents' addictions.


Source: Washington Post October 27, 2016 12:00 UTC



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