The toddler joins hundreds of other children who have died from drug overdoses in the past few years.
On Saturday—one day before the 20-month old overdosed—a 13-year-old from Connecticut
at school on Thursday. Police found 40 small bags of powdered fentanyl in the school's gymnasium and several classrooms, and two other students were also exposed to the drugs.after picking up an unknown object—later identified as the drug—and putting it in his mouth while on a walk in the neighborhood. Emergency responders revived the child, but the adults responsible were charged with child neglect.
Over-the-counter medications also pose a threat to children, as tens of thousands accidentally ingest them each year, according to the CDC. The agency recommends for parents to store drugs and medications out of the reach of young children as the best way to decrease accidental ingestion or overdoses.
Ohio parents are facing manslaughter charges after their toddler overdosed on fentanyl. Above, a chemist checks confiscated fentanyl in New York in October 2019.
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