#addiction

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Woman Gives Officers an Interesting Excuse For Why She was Using MethOn May 10, officers patrolling the Price Cutter in Shinnston discovered a woman passed out inside a vehicle. On her lap lay a white crystal substance with a burnt foil. They were able to wake the woman up and identified her as Jannette Hubbard, 31, of Shinnston.A search was immediately conducted in her car, where officers found “multiple drug paraphernalia devices,” a “large” amount of methamphetamine, a “sizable” amount of fentanyl and two sets of digital scales. To the officers, Jannette said that she was waiting for a friend and had used the meth to “stay awake”. She further admitted that she sold drugs from time to time to support her addiction.The woman is promptly booked and charged with intent to deliver a controlled substance.#addiction #crime #drugs

California Police Officer Adopts Baby from a Homeless Woman Battling Addiction Whom He Helped While on DutyJesse Whitten, 33, was on his usual patrol duty as a Santa Rosa, California, police officer when he chanced upon destiny.The father of three and his wife have just recently adopted a baby girl from a homeless woman he encountered that fateful night. The officer met the woman last spring when she was pregnant with the child. She had been suffering from a drug addiction. As they began talking, he realized he’d met her other two children at a foster youth camp. They formed an instant connection and soon enough he introduced his wife Ashley to the woman. At this point, the woman had been trying to get clean after multiple tries, and convinced the Whittens to adopt her unborn baby so she could have a stable home. Despite their initial misgivings, the couple finally agreed to do it. Thus, they officially welcomed the baby, now named Harlow Whitten, into their family.Image: The Whitten Family#adoption #homeless #baby #addiction