Susan Horton

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Ep 238: A woman who ate a poppy seed salad the day before giving birth found herself accused of illicit drug use This is the Susan Horton story. If you or someone you know is facing mental or substance problems there is help. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Also the APA provides a list of Treatment centers and resources for pregnant substance-using women and girls https://www.apa.org/pi/women/resources/treatment-resources-pregnant-women.pdf Sources for Today's Episode: Reveal Podcast The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/09/09/drug-test-pregnancy-pennsylvania-california NY Post Los Angeles Times Revealnews.org Mother Jones Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Flamingo - Keep smooth and refreshed with Flamingo: hair removal products made with your body in mind. Get started with an exclusive offer for our listeners. 25% OFF your first order at shopflamingo.com/WAC Tush Baby - Make this Mother’s Day count with the one gift that lightens her load—literally. Get 35% off sitewide with code crimewomen at tushbaby.com — now through May 12. Credits: • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks • Produced by James Varga • Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo • Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro • Music by Dessert Media Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes: • Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime • Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership. • YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.8	Shortly after giving birth to a baby girl, this woman would be thrown into an investigation
0:51.0	revealing the dark side of health care.
0:56.6	This is the Susan Horton's story.
1:28.1	Hi, Megan. Always an enticing intro there. I sit and go, I don't, do I know it? Do I not? Hi, it's good to see you. Let's first say hi. Yes, hello. Now that we're doing the reconsidered and going back through our old catalog, the hi, Megan, hi Amy has been like, it's so consistent. I don't know how we get the exact tone of voice always the same, right? Like, I feel like you could take it from five years ago,
1:32.6	and it's exactly the same. It's incredible. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing,
1:38.3	but yeah, we're consistent. It's a wonderful thing. It's good to see you today, as always. Yes. So as I have done in the past,
1:48.2	today I chose a story that will provide the context for a much larger conversation. I mean,
1:53.5	you said dark side of health care, and she just gave birth, so I'm very curious where you're going
1:58.4	with this. Well, let's go ahead and get into the story then.
2:02.1	Susan Horton was a stay-at-home mom who resided in Santa Rosa, which is in Northern California.
2:07.5	She lived with her husband and her four children.
2:10.5	In August of 2022, she and her husband went to the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Santa Rosa,
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