Briefly… CITY/REGION

Published October 22, 2012

Briefly… CITY/REGION

Filed under: crack cocaine babies

'Baby Noel' mom convicted. The crack-cocaine-addicted mother of a newborn baby girl found lying in a cardboard box in North Philadelphia last Dec. 21, was found not guilty of attempted murder and aggravated assault Friday. Patricia "Dina" Crawley, 33, … Read more on Philadelphia Inquirer

Legendary DC doctor Stanley Sinkford Jr. died

Filed under: crack cocaine babies

He was the head of pediatrics at the now-closed D.C. General Hospital and also created the Border Baby Program. The program was aimed at helping treat babies that were born addicted to crack cocaine. Dr. Sinkford received his undergraduate degree from … Read more on WJLA