Woman Charged in Methadone Death of Her 14-Day-Old Baby

Woman Charged in Methadone Death of Her 14-Day-Old Baby
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The Associated Press
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MILWAUKEE—Authorities have charged a 30-year-old Cudahy woman with reckless homicide after her 14-day-old baby died from a dose of methadone.

WITI-TV reports that Amanda-Linn Tanski told investigators she had been receiving prescribed methadone treatments and was told by a doctor she could breastfeed her child. Methadone is a narcotic that’s used to treat opioid addiction.