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Because she has no relatives in this country, Oksana turned to those of Scott, Chloe's father. "We didn't have much of a relationship," says Scott's mother Deb, who doesn't want her last name used either. "I was very angry about the drug stuff. It affected a lot of people." But Deb, despite her misgivings about Scott and Oksana, had visited Chloe in the hospital and agreed to be a part of the effort to keep her granddaughter safe...
Finch convened a family meeting that included Justin's parents, his maternal grandparents, a maternal aunt and Karla and John's 22-year-old daughter. The session gave Justin a chance to express his feelings. "I finally got to talk about it," Justin says of his parents' drug use. "I just told them I knew what they did, but I felt safe with them." Even so, Finch had him make a list of family and friends he would call if his parents ever made him feel unsafe. Meanwhile, all the relatives agreed to visit the family twice a week...
John Baker says he and Karla won't need those support options because they have been drug free since the arrest. But he says he appreciates the attitude behind them. "They treated us like we were still people," he says. "They didn't point fingers at us. They said, 'We're not going to tell you you can't use. But if you choose to use, we want you to have these plans for Justin.'" This laissez-faire approach may make parents feel more comfortable, but it troubles critics like Marcia Robinson Lowry, executive director of Children's Rights. "Drug...
...months after Chloe's birth, Oksana met with members of Scott's family. She owned up to her past drug use, insisted that she had quit cold turkey and asked for their support. For their part, Oksana and Scott began to establish a caring relationship with their daughter while she lived in a foster home. Oksana visited Chloe regularly, starting with a few hours at her social worker's office and gradually increasing the time until Chloe was spending two nights a week with her parents. "We spent a lot of time cuddling," says Oksana. In February Oksana and Scott...
SETTLED. A charge against Rush Limbaugh, 55, conservative radio host; for allegedly concealing information to obtain prescription drugs; in West Palm Beach, Fla. Prosecutors say Limbaugh, who denied the charge, received 2,000 painkilling pills in six months from four doctors. As part of a deal, the charge will be dismissed in 18 months if he stays in treatment for his drug addiction and pays $30,000 toward state investigative costs and $30 a month for his supervision...