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As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder (apnews.com)

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[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The choices of those parents also hurt someone else. Accidentally poisoning children is not inherent to opiate addiction - in fact, it is less common than accidentally killing a pedestrian while DUI. And there are resources for both alcoholics and opiate addicts, usually under the same roof.