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Bail Set for Mom in Infant’s Death – Beloit Daily News

Bail set for mom in infant’s death – Beloit Daily News


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Bail set for mom in infant's death
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According to the Centers For Disease Control, methadone causes 30 percent of prescription painkiller overdose deaths. Methadone has been used for decades to treat drug addiction, but in recent years it has been increasingly prescribed to relieve pain.
Janesville mother accused of killing child gave her meth – WXOW News 19 La WXOW.com
Mother Arrested in Drug Overdose Death of 1-year-oldWSAW

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Study finds above-average drug use by Massachusetts teenagers – Fall River Herald News

Study finds above-average drug use by Massachusetts teenagers
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Vermont's number of people enrolled in substance use treatment who received methadone has declined from 2008 to 2012, while the number in Massachusetts has increased from 9,606 in 2008 to 15,504 in 2012. Massachusetts voters decriminalized 

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Janesville Mother Accused of Killing Child Gave Her Meth – WXOW News 19 La … – WXOW.com

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Janesville mother accused of killing child gave her meth – WXOW News 19 La
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It's legal with a prescription, but Lawver said the drug is often abused on the streets. (WKOW) — A 13-month old baby in Janesville dies after a drug overdose after police say the baby's mother gave the child a methadone pill. According to the
UPDATED: Mom charged after baby dies of methadone overdoseGazettextra
Mother Arrested in Drug Overdose Death of 1-year-oldWSAW

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Officials cross state lines to call for war on heroin – Toledo Blade


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Officials cross state lines to call for war on heroin
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The steady increase in heroin use and overdoses in Toledo and in Michigan's Monroe County has prompted officials on both sides of the border to call for better addiction treatment, tougher enforcement, and increased public awareness to the burgeoning

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U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses

U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses
Title: U.S. Officials Target Escalating Drug Overdoses Category: Health News Created: 2/11/2014 4:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2014 12:00:00 AM
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Rock County Mother Arrested After 13-Month-Old Dies From Drug Overdose – WIFR

Rock County Mother Arrested After 13-Month-Old Dies from Drug Overdose – WIFR


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Rock County Mother Arrested After 13-Month-Old Dies from Drug Overdose
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Janesville Police say 23-year-old Tallie Strommen didn't even have a prescription for the drug methadone which she admitted she gave to her baby. 13-month-old K'myah Strommen. “This child had lethal range of methadone in its system.” Lieutenant Keith 
Police say Wis. mother gave 1-year-old methadone, which resulted in deathMinneapolis Star Tribune
UPDATED: Mom arrested after baby dies of methadone overdoseJanesville Gazette
Janesville mother accused of killing child gave her meth – WXOW News 19 La WXOW.com
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Stony Plain foster boy died from methadone overdose – Edmonton Journal

Stony Plain foster boy died from methadone overdose
Edmonton Journal
Alberta's Chief Toxicologist, Dr. Graham Jones, said K.W.'s blood contained .38 milligrams of methadone per litre of blood, a dose that would be fatal to anyone not accustomed to such drugs. He also had non-toxic levels of anti-depressant amitriptyline
How foster child got methadone that killed him stays a mysteryCBC.ca

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Case Dismissed in Bridgewater Overdose Death

Case dismissed in Bridgewater overdose death
Josh Ballard died after over-dosing of a prescription drugs. (CONTRIBUTED) The case against a Bridgewater man charged with trafficking a prescription drug after a young man died in his apartment was dismissed Wednesday.
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UPDATE: Janesville mother accused of killing child gave her methadone to help sleep
Janesville police say a mother is in custody for the death of her 1-year-old child who died from a drug overdose.
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UPDATED: Mom Arrested After Baby Dies of Methadone Overdose – Janesville Gazette

UPDATED: Mom arrested after baby dies of methadone overdose – Janesville Gazette


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UPDATED: Mom arrested after baby dies of methadone overdose
Janesville Gazette
Strommen did not have a prescription, Lawver said. Police often encounter people who are abusing methadone, Lawver said, but it's not clear if Strommen was. “Methadone has been used safely and effectively to treat drug addiction for decades,” according
Beloit Mother Arrested After One Year Old Child Dies From Drug OverdoseWIFR
Police say mother gave 1-year-old methadone, which resulted in deathThe Republic
Mother arrested in drug-related death of 13-month-oldWEAU
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