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Facts sought on why girl, 4, tested positive for cocaine
1/30/2004
TROY, NY (AP) - Police here want to know why a 4-year-old girl tested positive for cocaine.
A test showed the drug in the urine of the preschooler after her teacher became suspicious when she saw the girl and her Head Start classmates playing with small balloons, police said.
The children behaved strangely when asked who brought the balloons to class, according to police. Since the children touched the balloons with their mouths, the teacher called in a health monitor, who then noticed that the girl's vital signs were elevated.
The girl and four other preschoolers who handled the balloons were taken to a hospital for drug tests. Police said that the school notified the parents immediately and that the parents gave hospital workers permission to test their children.
Only the 4-year-old girl's test came back positive, police said.
Tests on the balloons showed that they were not tainted with cocaine, but the state crime lab is double-checking to ensure that those results are correct.
Police said the girl's relatives have cooperated during interviews and have submitted to drug tests.
Weird... erm.. anyhow, discuss this odd incident here...
Express your opinions as to where cociane came from...
BTW: This is true. It was in my local paper today.
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