nurseronda
October 15th, 2008, 01:08 AM
Nadtrielda Louis didn’t realize that her two toddlers were able to find her drugs and then ingest them without her knowledge. Louis initially brought only her daughter, the 4-year-old, to the hospital Thursday morning about 7:30 a.m. after the girl began "acting funny," moaning and throwing up. While at the hospital, the girl continued her erratic behavior, yelling and waving her hands. The girl also had a seizure, the report said. Tests of the girl's urine came back positive for marijuana and amphetamines.
While doctors were treating Louis' daughter, her 3-year-old son was brought to the hospital exhibiting the same symptoms. Tests confirmed that he had the same drugs in his system. Both children were given charcoal to neutralize the effects of the drugs and had to have their stomachs pumped.
Louis first told deputies her daughter had admitted taking three prescription pills of Naproxen, an anti-inflammatory drug marketed in over-the-counter strengths as Aleve. Louis told investigators she was the sole guardian and the only adult living at their residence. Louis said she didn't use drugs and wasn't sure how her children got the narcotics, the report said. Detectives served a search warrant then went to her home and discovered prescription pills and marijuana easily accessible to the children.
Louis was booked with two counts of cruelty to a juvenile and possession of marijuana. She was released from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna on Saturday on a $15,000 commercial bond for the cruelty charges.
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1223961667147170.xml&coll=1
While doctors were treating Louis' daughter, her 3-year-old son was brought to the hospital exhibiting the same symptoms. Tests confirmed that he had the same drugs in his system. Both children were given charcoal to neutralize the effects of the drugs and had to have their stomachs pumped.
Louis first told deputies her daughter had admitted taking three prescription pills of Naproxen, an anti-inflammatory drug marketed in over-the-counter strengths as Aleve. Louis told investigators she was the sole guardian and the only adult living at their residence. Louis said she didn't use drugs and wasn't sure how her children got the narcotics, the report said. Detectives served a search warrant then went to her home and discovered prescription pills and marijuana easily accessible to the children.
Louis was booked with two counts of cruelty to a juvenile and possession of marijuana. She was released from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna on Saturday on a $15,000 commercial bond for the cruelty charges.
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1223961667147170.xml&coll=1