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Drug use has always been a problem in our society. Most have been made illegal, and yet they still find their way into the U.S. More frightening is the fact that high school and even middle school students have taken up the trend. Though these facts are all alarming, what I read in the Denver Post's Mom in baby-meth case to be in court in baby-meth case to be in court shocked me more than any of these. A woman by the name of Katriece Trujillo was charged with child abuse after giving her 3 month-old son methamphetamine in his bottle.

This article matters to they world because Trujillo has just, in a small way, introduced another drug user into society. Often, in cases like her son's, the baby grows up unhappy and difficult unless they receive what ever drug it is they were exposed to as babies. After ingesting the meth, Trujillo's son began experiencing seizures. It isn't said if he suffered from any other adverse affects, but doctors are sure the drugs racked his system.

This article matters to me because, as you all know, I have a niece who too is still a baby. I can't imagine any person wanting to hurt their child. What would possess a woman to give her baby boy such a dangerous drug is beyond my comprehension. What worries me the most is that later on in his life, this boy could suffer from all sorts of problems. Grumpiness, seizures, epilepsy, and violent mood swings are only some of the risks he might face now for the rest of his life. IT really breaks my heart to know that this boy will probably never have a normal life bcause of what his mother did. Perhaps I am just being pessimistic about this boys future. He may well live to be a functional adult. However, what was done to him was cruel, and the fact that his own mother did makes me sick.