Toddler dies of drug overdose

I heard this story on the news last night and went online to get the details. Sadly, this happens regularly - in Texas in 1995 and in Maine last fall, and both those children were even younger than this one.

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=82068

Autopsy: Toddler died from overdose of cocaine, Oxycontin

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida mother is charged with child neglect causing death after an autopsy found that her 21-month-old son died of a cocaine and Oxycontin overdose.

Darius Clark died April 21. His mother was charged Thursday after the autopsy showed the toddler had drugs in his system. A judge released her Friday on house arrest.

Riviera Beach Police Sergeant Patrick Galligan says the drugs were “strong enough to kill an adult.”