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Centralia father gives anti-anxiety drug to one-year-old

by DREW MIKKELSEN / KING 5 News

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Posted on December 11, 2009 at 11:16 AM

Updated Friday, Dec 11 at 12:37 PM

CENTRALIA, Wash. - Centralia police arrested a 34-year-old father who told detectives he gave his one-year-old son an adult prescription drug to calm his son down.

A sergeant said the man gave the boy Ativan, an anti-anxiety medication.

The boy and his four-year-old sister have been in protective custody of the state since their mother was arrested for heroin possession last week.

Police said they learned the boy had ingested the drug after he got sick. Doctors found traces of the medicine in his system. He was not seriously injured.

The father has been booked on assault and drug charges.

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nowaylol said on December 14, 2009 at 10:09 AM

My 13 years old daughter uses this medication,she has CB,

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sareynolds12 said on December 11, 2009 at 10:12 PM

I will take the kids!

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deniseh1006 said on December 11, 2009 at 8:08 PM

I sure hope they take both kids away and put them up for adoption, AND get them sterilized. What losers. Hopefully these kids can end up with a family that doesn't drug them to get them to quiet down. MORONS

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luna1sierra said on December 11, 2009 at 4:21 PM

poor mites...mom and dad cannot even make good choices for themselves...heroin, thats ugly and around smalls! outrageous!

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skippypotpiebaby said on December 11, 2009 at 3:16 PM

I feel for the kids on this one. Mom & Dad have to make that call what's good for the kids. Not whats good for mom & dad !!

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jeepfreak said on December 11, 2009 at 11:59 AM

What an IDIOT!!!

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shattah206 said on December 11, 2009 at 11:50 AM

Don't you mean "Ativan"?

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