Baby “Bella” had drugs in her system at birth and suffered from withdrawal symptoms that had to be treated with morphine; in addition, the respondent-Mother admitted at the hospital to using heroin. Not only did Mother continue to test positive for controlled substances, but she also admitted to using heroin just two weeks prior to
The trial court found, “The juveniles have been in foster care for approximately thirty-one (31) months.” Furthermore, despite the respondent-mother’s entry into programs to address her substance abuse – the reason DSS initially became involved with the children – she was never able to successfully remain in a program and was consistently “discharged for alcohol