A mother who saw her vivacious young daughter spiral into drugs and eventual death has said that authorities should do much more to help people kick their addictions and recover.
Helen Stobbart died aged 51, having struggled for years with substance abuse issues and mental health problems. The end came last May, when her opioid addiction resulted in her being taken to Rotherham Hospital, but it was too late. Sue Charlesworth, Helen's mother, said she was shocked to see the deterioration in her daughter in the months leading up to her death.
In a desperate final attempt to save her life, she even tried to have her sectioned under the Mental Health Act. But at an assessment in April it was judged that Helen did not meet the criteria — and she died just a month later, a coroners court in Yorkshire heard last Thursday (February 9) .
