Mother self-medicated on heroin for pain from accident with truck, court hears

A mother of five, who self-medicated on heroin as a painkiller, became addicted to the drug and had to undergo rehab treatment for almost a year before beating the habit, a judge was told today.

Judge Gerard Griffin, in assessing personal injury damages for 33-year-old Megan Creighton, who was injured in a traffic accident, said her heroin addiction could not be laid at the door of the defendant in the case.