“Lawsuit faults hospital for overdose”

Amanda C. Hagan, 29, of Allentown, Pa., is suing Norristown State Hospital “for allowing a visitor to bring into the hospital the illegal drugs she used.” She also “is blaming the hospital and county for not noticing she was high and that her heroin or cocaine needle was broken and still stuck in her arm […]

Amanda C. Hagan, 29, of Allentown, Pa., is suing Norristown State Hospital “for allowing a visitor to bring into the hospital the illegal drugs she used.” She also “is blaming the hospital and county for not noticing she was high and that her heroin or cocaine needle was broken and still stuck in her arm when she received an antidepressant. The overdose that followed should have been prevented, Hagan’s civil lawsuit states.” (Pamela Lehman, Allentown Morning Call, Jun. 25; “Ridiculous suit is a waste of time” (editorial), Jun. 27).

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