Are there any laws in America against a mother using drugs when in sole custody of a baby?

Question

Are there any laws in America against a mother using drugs when in sole custody of a baby?

Answer 1

Of course feminists have been all over that for years.

I just don't understand why you males feel that need to imitate one of the feminists who post on this board.  Your attempt is very lame and extremely transparent

Answer 2

And repeat...and repeat...and repeat, ad infinitum.

How many times have we seen this question now?

Answer 3

As long as she doesn´t give then to the child, like your mother did.

Answer 4

There are laws in america forbidding the use drugs in the first place (illegal ones of course)

I believe that having a child will extend the trouble they will receive too...

Answer 5

Uh, do you mean aspirin, coffee, prescription meds, or are we talking illegal substances?

Assuming you mean illegal drugs, there are laws against taking  or having them at all (hence, "illegal").

IF the drugs also lead to neglect or abuse of the baby, then that's a second issue.

Answer 6

Absolutely.  If the mother has drugs in the house, or has drugs around the baby (takes him to the crack dealer's house, etc.) that is considered child endangerment and the child can be taken away by child protective services.  If she is high around the baby it is the same.  If she is doing drugs at a party and the baby is taken care of all night and she doesn't pick him up until the morning when she's sober, the courts tend to see this more like if she was out drinking (although it doesn't look good by any means) and are more lenient generally, unless it's a habitual thing.