A Waukesha woman, who was being medically cleared at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, overdosed on heroin while she was supposed to be providing a urine sample, according to a criminal complaint filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court.
Niki J. Reichel, 27, was charged with disorderly conduct-domestic abuse on Monday. She faces up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 in fines.
According to the complaint:
Officer from the Town of Brookfield Police Department arrested Reichel at a Waukesha gas station after a disturbance reportedly occurred in the Town of Brookfield in a vehicle at 2:38 a.m. Jan. 23. A man told police Reichel hit him in the head two times after they argued about her having a drug problem.
An officer arrested Reichel, who said she used Valium, and took her to the hospital for medical clearance because she appeared impaired.
At the hospital, Reichel went into the bathroom to provide a urine sample, but she didn’t come out of the bathroom. A nurse eventually got her to come out of the bathroom. She was unable to stay awake, her breathing slowed to five breaths a minute and her oxygen levels dropped to 78 percent.
Reichel was revived with the drug Narcan. She told the officer she used heroin earlier, not Valium. She also said she hid heroin in her bra and snorted it in the hospital bathroom.
I also think the people who supply the drugs should over dose themselves. I know, it sounds harsh but really.....they serve no purpose to society, at all.
If they just slap her wrist, she will wind up dead.
My tax money pays enough deadbeats for Obamaphones and Quest Cards, no way in hell am I allowing my taxes to go toward drug use for addicts. Better yet, taint the supply with poison. The public sees it on the news that thousands are dying from poisoned drugs, and many will stop. Those that do not stop will succumb to their own fate. Problem solved.
If you are using food stamps in this manner, I'm sure nobody would really have a problem with it. However, if you have been using them for years is when the issue arises. I would also like to add that if you use gov't assistance I certainly hope you do not have cable, cellphone, Xbox, or a big HDTV. If you do, you are part of the problem, if not, we're glad to help.
1) Proper treatment for drug addicts. 2) Mourning the death of a person Mixing those two discussions is always going make for an ugly exchange of thoughts. I present exhibit A...this blog
'Sha Guy is spot on as well.
Addictions like suicide are self inflicted. Wisdom comes from experience, experience comes from a lack of wisdom.