TPD reports two babies exposed to drugs in span of one week

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Tucson Police Department reported that in the span of one week, the department responded to two calls for babies exposed to drugs.

In the first instance, a child's grandparents brought a 9-month-old to Banner-University Medical Center, where it was determined the baby had tested positive for methamphetamine, according to TPD.The second response was to a 911 call by a mother, after finding her 17-month-old unresponsive inside her home. TPD said that Tucson Fire Department responders administered Narcan to the child, before transporting the youth to UMC.

TPD reports that the 17-month-old tested positive for fentanyl, and believes the cause to be a discarded fentanyl pill, forgotten by a family member.Anne Simmons is a digital content producer for KGUN 9. Anne got her start in television while still a student at the University of Arizona. Before joining KGUN, she managed multiple public access television stations in the Bay Area and has worked as a video producer in the non-profit sector.

 

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