Baby starves to death in home days after her parents died from heroin overdoses within minutes of each other Jason Chambers, 27, Chelsea Cardaro, 19, and their five-month-old baby Summer were all found dead in their Kernville, Pennsylvania home on Thursday A coroner said the parents had been dead for about a week when they were found, and the infant died several days later from dehydration and starvation It is believed that the couple died within minutes of each other so they could not call for help Neighbors believed the family was out of town, because they hadn't been seen since December 11 Police said emergency responders were called to the home last month to treat Chambers after another overdose, where he was revived with Narcan After last month's overdose, the family was reported to the Children and Youth Services, and the home was deemed appropriate for a small child By Kelly Mclaughlin For Dailymail.com An infant in Pennsylvania died of starvation days after her parents died from apparent heroin overdoses. Jason Chambers, 27, his girlfriend Chelsea Cardaro, 19, and their five-month-old baby Summer were all found dead in their Kernville, Pennsylvania home on Thursday, Cambria County officials said. Coroner Jeffrey Lees said the parents had been dead for about a week when their bodies were found Thursday. He said autopsies Friday confirmed that the infant died several days later from dehydration and starvation. Jason Chambers, 27, Chelsea Cardaro, 19, and their five-month-old baby Summer were all found dead in their Kernville, Pennsylvania home on Thursday It is believed that baby Summer died of starvation and dehydration days after her parents died from apparent heroin overdoses Chambers was found in a living room on the first floor of the residence, while Cardaro was in a second-floor bathroom and the baby was in a bassinet in a second-floor bedroom, according to WJAC-TV. It is believed that the couple died within minutes of each other so they could not call for help. Toxicology tests are pending for the adults and could take up to six to eight weeks, according to The Tribune-Democrat. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...in-overdoses-minutes-other.html#ixzz4TyH36xSy
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/23/health/heroin-opioid-drug-overdose-deaths-visual-guide/index.html It has seemed to me that there were a lot of deaths this year from heroin overdose. Maybe this is true every year but having this hit so "close to home" this year has definitely made me notice the increase. Two of those deaths from heroin overdose happened right in our own complex (although we do not live in drug haven) and I know of at least four more deaths of young people here in Lafayette that were friends with some of my nephews. Two I had met before and two I just knew by name. In my opening post the parents overdosed causing not only their death but the death of their five month old baby. This was a senseless tragedy that did not have to happen. And I'm struggling to understand why it did. At least 3 of the young people here who died left behind young children. One of these children was 12 years old and found her mom dead with the needle still in her arm. I cannot imagine being a parent who would put her child in that position. And yet this year I have known people who did, and read to many news articles with pictures of parents who not only put their children in this position but also like in my opening post took the life of their child along with theirs. These were all young people with the rest of their lives ahead of them...and I can not understand why they could so easily throw their lives (and their children's) away like that. What is happening with our young people now days...and why is it happening?