Crime stopper warn of chemical hazards for children

Birmingham, ala. (Wbrc) – Experts say that a dangerous trend behind closed doors affects innocent children in the center of Alabama.

Metro Alabama crime stopper grant the alarm in cases of chemical hazard.

Although it can be “lucrative” to sell illegal drugs, the consequences between the adults in the room extend.

“These children are exposed to dangerous chemical,” said Bob COPUS from Crime Stopers. “In fact, it is child abuse. There are a number of infants that come to the children's hospital that are essentially addicted by their parents.”

Indeed a national report on the Drug abuse website and the management of psychiatric health services From 2017, around 2.1 million children lived in houses with at least one parent last year.

COPUS said sometimes drug dealers sell to pregnant mothers.

“It's very sad,” he said. “You can leave a child who already has a drug problem.”

Other children are later exposed in life. COPUS said that if law enforcement authorities are involved in one of these toxic households, it will increase additional fees to the parents.

“When you carry out your search queries, you will find children and calculate in this case of child abuse,” he said.

He emphatically encourages the community to make its part.

If people know about a drug dealer who does business in their neighborhood near children, Crime Stopers want to know about it.

You send tips directly to the police, while the caller remains completely anonymous.

COPUS said you could not only get a money reward, but the satisfaction of the knowledge that you could have saved a child's life.

“Anyone who would suspend their own child with dangerous drugs for money must be held accountable and we have to stop this trend,” added Copus.

Drugs are often the source of other crimes such as gun violence, said Copus. He estimated that at least half of what they see in violence crimes can be attributed to illegal substances.

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