Addict Dad Who Gave His Baby a Lethal Dose of Drugs Fails in Court Bid for Freedom
Addict dad who gave his baby a lethal dose of drugs fails in court bid for freedom
Nathan James Grain (41), of Paterson Place, Shepshed, admitted giving his three-month-old son Luke methadone and diazepam on his dummy while looking after him in January 2006. He denied manslaughter, but was convicted and jailed for at least five …
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Helping families on the road to recovery
“I call it visible recovery, so rather than arrive at the chemist, pick up methadone and go back home, I wanted the families to hold their heads up and show people that they were getting better, and to stop the stigma of smackheads.” The group is open …
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Judge shows mercy on user who supplied friends with killer drugs
She had approached more than one other user to ask them to give or sell her drugs in the days before she died and they agreed without realising she was also getting more methadone from others. Gurr, aged 37, of Heal's Field, Axminster admitted …
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Treatment and Rehab for those in Custody (US vs UK Comparison) — “David” calls in and asks UK Criminologist Mark Gilman about drug treatment in UK prisons. Discussion includes Methadone Maintenance Program. For more inform…