Public health experts are reminding anyone who uses drugs to keep them stored properly and out of the reach of children,
, public health experts are raising the alarm about a disturbing trend in emergency rooms: increasingly, the victims are small children under the age of 12.
"We now regularly see cases of toddlers or small children reversed with Narcan after they've been poisoned. And that is something that I used to not see in my practice," Cole toldCole asks people who consume drugs to make sure they are stored properly and kept out of the reach of children. As fentanyl has become more prevalent in Minnesota, so have cases of children exposed to the drug. Fentanyl is often consumed in pill form, making it particularly dangerous for households with young children, who are prone to putting small items in their mouths.
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