Real Lives: My baby was born a junkie Michelle Ritchie first tried heroin in the summer of 1999 - and was hooked immediately. A few months later, she discovered she was pregnant - but she couldn't kick the habit. Her daughter was born critically ill and a Posted: Mar 19, 2008 23:00:29
Michelle Ritchie studied the chart above her newborn daughter's ... suffering from acute withdrawal. Looking down at her child, Michelle felt alone, terrified and, above all, guilty. "I was the ... best time of my life, but I feared for both our futures." Michelle shouted for a nurse who immediately called a ...