Users Being Charged Under Law Intended for Dealers

Published March 24, 2014

Users being charged under law intended for dealers
Filed under: can cocaine addiction cause long term damage
This time span offers a window during which victims can receive medical attention and the drug Naloxone to reverse the overdose before significant brain damage or death occurs. … This enhancement made it easier for prosecutors to get a conviction … Read more on Bucks County Courier Times

A terrifying precedent: Woman to be tried for murder for giving birth to stillborn
Filed under: can cocaine addiction cause long term damage
The experts said cocaine has been linked to one kind of devastating outcome — placenta abruption (when the placenta pulls away from the uterus), which can lead to stillbirth. That was not present in Samiya's death. In Gibbs's case, the evidence … Read more on Salon

A Stillborn Child, a Charge of Murder and the Disputed Case Law on "Fetal Harm"
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“There is no consistent association between cocaine use during pregnancy and serious fetal harms, birth defects, or serious long-term physical or developmental impairments,” Frank wrote in an affidavit. “There is no convincing evidence that prenatal … Read more on Truth-Out