Toddler High on Cocaine at Church Preschool

[Nikijad4210]

Toddler High On Cocaine At Church Preschool
Police: Parents Test Negative For Cocaine

POSTED: 10:05 pm EDT March 21, 2007
UPDATED: 9:35 pm EDT March 22, 2007


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An 18-month-old was treated for having cocaine in her system after a worker at her church preschool noticed the girl acting unusual, authorities said Wednesday.

The girl, who is not being named, was taken to the hospital by her parents after the worker at Promise Land Preschool at First Baptist Church of Mandarin, who is also related to the toddler, noticed she would not eat and was unsteady on her feet on Monday.

"When the mother picked the child up she was not as active as usual, walked only on her tip-toes and was bobbling and staggering," the report said. "The child would not eat or allow parents to examine her ears or head."

The girl was taken to Wolfson Children's Hospital for examination, where she tested positive for cocaine. Officials said she is expected to be fine.

The toddler's parents tested negative for cocaine, authorities said. The parents told authorities the girl was fine when she was dropped off at the school.

Case information will go to detectives who investigate child abuse, sheriff's spokeswoman Melissa Bujeda said. The Florida Division of Children and Families is also investigating.

"We'll talk to the family. We'll talk to people who know the child -- family, neighbors, other people who came in contact with the child," DCF spokesman John Harrell said. "Our key priority is the safety of the child. We want to be as through as possible."

A pastor of the First Baptist Church of Mandarin told Channel 4's Laura Mazzeo that they have never had any problems like this before, and he's pretty sure the baby didn't get the cocaine at the preschool.

Twelve to 14 employees at the church underwent interviews and drug screenings, but all the results came back negative, the Rev. Gary Williams said.

"It's my earnest belief that it did not happen here," Williams said. "I pretty much know many of our employees and staff. We do go through screenings, we do go through background checks, so I'm not 100 percent sure, by I'm fairly sure."

Promise Land director Maxine Williams said the preschool remained open during the investigation.

Whatever peice of shit that did that is gonna pay.....

 

[guineapig]

i'm thinking she accidentally put a crack-rock into her mouth......it just doesn't make any sense that someone would somehow willfully get a toddler high on cocaine.....

things like this happen and just don't make the news....it's really sad....

 

[Nikijad4210]

i'm thinking she accidentally put a crack-rock into her mouth......it just doesn't make any sense that someone would somehow willfully get a toddler high on cocaine.....

The same could be said in regards to the assholes that got the 5 & 2 year olds high on herb a couple of weeks ago. Stupid people exist....and act.

 

[mrgrowmez]

The same could be said in regards to the assholes that got the 5 & 2 year olds high on herb a couple of weeks ago. Stupid people exist....and act.

true niki but it would be so much easier for the little one to pick up a crack rock and put it in her mouth then to skin up and smoke up.....

 

[Uncle Jesse]

kids are always picking up things puttin um in there mouths, coins, toys, exct

if something fell out of some ones pocket?, but on the flip side i have also read stories where people use kids to transport coke, cause there less likely to look there.

it's very messed up just the same.

 

[Guest]

I wonder if she enjoyed"the drains"? Just kidding. That's terrible.I would be more inclined to believe she found a crack rock as was stated earlier.Probably thought it was candy or something.

 

[mangled]

if she did put a crack rock in her mouth, you would think she would immediately spit it out cause of the taste...not the most pleasent

 

[daisy jane]

My guess would have to be eating a rock also. As far as taste goes, kids are stupid. When I was a toddler I ate the mushrooms that grow in the back yard... I remember telling my mom, "These taste funny" And yes, it was horrible and I threw up for a day and a half. Haha

My point is, she probably would not have spit it out since kids at that age are so keen on discovering new things. I'm sure that pocket change tastes bad, but children stick that in their mouth too. It's a given, the taste of cocaine is probably the worst taste I have ever experienced...maybe besides brussel sprouts. Hahah.

 

[LEO]

Eating a rock will more then likely kill you...

 

[daisy jane]

Having never eaten a crack rock, I'm sure it depends somewhat on how pure it is, what it has been cut with, and how big of a rock the kid might have ingested.

 

[Nikijad4210]

Eating a rock will more then likely kill you...

That's what I was thinking. Unless it's a misconception, I was under the impression that digesting a crack rock was almost always fatal....

 

[delta9thc06]

Ya i always thought that if cocaine was eaten orally it would kill u.

 

[twiztidbudsmoke]

thats truly fucked up poor kid is probabely fucked up for life

 

[Guest]

Eating a rock will more then likely kill you...

i have had chunk of cocaine that was broken off a brick in my mouth till it dissolved and i am definitely still here, my mouth was numb as fuck but im still here. and remember that crack is a by-product of coke and baking soda.



but digestion is a bit different even though it essentially all goes to the same place, whether its dissolved orally or ingested. having a balloon of coke rupture inside you is a sure fire way to get dead

 

[o.gkushowns]

I dunno. you can eat baking soda and live and you can eat coke and live so i reckon you could survive but i have no idea really.
peace

 

[Nikijad4210]

Ok, Krone, I'll leave that alone for the sake of argument, but what would it do to a toddler?? There's a big difference between what amount can harm an adult, and what amount can harm a baby/toddler/young child......

 

[Nikijad4210]

having a balloon of coke rupture inside you is a sure fire way to get dead

Exactly, we know a coke mule can die from having the tiniest coke balloon rupture..

 

[daisy jane]

I'm not sure if eating one rock of crack will kill you. I know that it is not good for you. Well, neither is cocaine. I'm not arguing, just saying that it is possible to eat a small rock of crack and survive. Sorry, I should have specified a small amount. I should also go ahead and say this, I am not an expert on crack. I am just speaking from experience with cocaine. Having that been said, crack usually is a combination of cocaine and baking soda. I would imagine that eating even a small amount of crack would make you sick to your stomach. Blech

 

[daisy jane]

Niki is right, the fact that this is a child we are talking about must be taken into consideration.

But then again, we do not even know if this is how the kid got the cocaine

 

[Nikijad4210]

Oh, I'm not trying to argue, either, I'm just confused on it entirely now......I'd always heard ingesting coke or crack could kill you easy. Now, I dunno....Some conflicting info up in the air.....


Since mules can die from having the balloons rupture in the stomach, I think it's pretty safe to assume there IS a toxicity limit---obviously, since there's such a thing as ODing on that junk. The question is what the toxicity level would be for a 2 year old.......