After the death of their tenth baby, no one could say for sure if Marie Noe was the unluckiest mother in America or a serial child murderer. Several observations about Marie led medical examiners and doctors to suspect she had a hand in the deaths of her babies; for example, they noted her to have been incessantly annoyed with her children and their crying, alongside being a “highly nervous and excitable individual but emotionally flat where the deaths of her children are concerned”.
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Societal Issues
To curb drug deaths, communities turn to Reddit, texts and wastewater
With drug overdose deaths on the rise, authorities are attempting to curb the epidemic by tracking and sharing information in real time. In one unique effort, a nonprofit in New York City is using drug-testing equipment and stamping or marking habits of dealers to identify drug batches that may endanger users. Other approaches are also being used, such as monitoring drug-related chatter on Reddit and analyzing local wastewater for opioid and other drug levels. With the combination of these efforts, researchers hope to put a dent in the opioid crisis and reduce overdose deaths. Read full article here
Merv
June 1, 2023
