* It is more common for a woman to be imprisoned for low-level property drug which is usually to support a drug dependency.
* The 1997 National household Survey on drug abuse found that 34.3% of white women 19.2% of Latinas, and 24.9% of African-Americans women reported using an illegal drug in their lifetime. Emergency room visits by women because of drug related problems rose 35% between 1990 and 1996.
* Studies of women who seek treatment for alcohol and other drug problems have revealed a dramatic connection between domestic violence, childhood abuse and substance abuse. Women substance abusers have high levels of depression, anxiety, and feelings of powerlessness.
Eleven year-old girl caught selling heroin in South Miami
* South Miami police officers intervened and stopped an 11-year-old girl from selling heroin as part of her mother's busy illegal drug business.
* "The little girl wasn't doing the selling on the street. She would sell the heroin from their house. We don't think she understood at all the gravity of the situation. She and her 7-year-old sister now are being cared for by the state while their mother awaits prosecution," South Miami spokesman Charles Blazek told The Miami Times.
* Blocks from the house, exists an outdoor drug market where motorists can slow down, stop momentarily and purchase a variety of illegal drugs -- most commonly crack, heroin or marijuana.
* Neighborhood residents and drug-seekers alike know it is just as easy to buy illegal drugs on the street there as it is to buy toothpaste at a pharmacy.
Mother of Two Sentenced to 37 Months for Drug Trafficking
* Edith Iniguez, 30 years old, a resident of Yakima, was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment for her role in the Rivera Drug Trafficking Organization.
* Ms. Iniguez was the last of 17 defendants prosecuted in this case, there are currently 3 fugitives.
* Ms. Iniguez became involved with the Rivera Drug Trafficking Organization through a relationship with Rigoberto Rivera. Mr. Rivera was one of the leaders of the organization.
* Ms. Iniguez participated in the drug trafficking by retrieving drugs from a stash house, distributing drugs from her home and receiving drug proceeds on behalf of Rigoberto Rivera.
* When sentencing Ms. Iniguez, Federal District Court Judge Shea pointed out that Ms. Iniguez never had a legitimate job to support herself or children and lived off of drug trafficking proceeds provided by Rigoberto Rivera. Ms. Iniguez faces deportation upon the completion of her sentence.
