Meth mom keeps newborn – on track to get older daughter back

Meth mom keeps newborn – on track to get older daughter back – Katherine was 6 months pregnant and still using Meth when she was busted and her older (1-year-old) daughter was taken away from her. The arrest and removal of her daughter were the wake-up call she needed, and Katherine has been clean for several months and working with her counselors and social worker to eventually get her older daughter back. To learn more about the addiction and treatment of Meth: www.mappsd.org To learn more about the effects of Meth on children: www.mappsd.org DEC (Drug Endangered Children) Teams across the country bring together law enforcement, child protection (social workers), medical providers, prosecutors, fire departments, Haz-Mat teams and others who may be on-site to respond to a Meth busts when children are present. To learn more about DEC Teams in South Dakota or to request support to develop a Team in your part of the state: www.mappsd.org NOTE: This video clip is from the MSNBC documentary “Wasteland: Innocent Victims of Meth.” As a means of educating the public about the risks of Meth and its impact on children, this video has been copied under Fair Use Guidelines. More information about this documentary, which originally aired on December 18, 2005: www.msnbc.msn.com

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