[john drake]

Tragic, but probably avoidable if anyone gave a damn. Where was the father of the child? Oh, who knows, don’t ask. If she was a junkie, you’d think other family members would’ve taken the child or visited every damn day to see if either one was still alive. Better yet, go to court, get custody of the baby, force the mother into rehab and they’d both be alive today. Madness reigns supreme.

[ClearBlueSky]

Poor baby- slowly starving to death and screaming.Children born to junkies are doomed.If they survive childhood they are psychologically messed up, most likely inheriting the addictive personality, and will repeat the cycle. Exceptions are rare.
Too bad there can't be an additive to heroin, meth, marijuana et. al. that sterilizes users. That way the only lives they can destroy are their own-or those who choose to deal with them.