Officials from Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families say that while the fentanyl-related death of a 10-month-old baby in June 2023 triggered a review of its response to the incident, new policy updates being rolled out are meant to address the opioid crisis as a whole.
According to the state’s Office of the Child Advocate, more than 40 children, under the age of 5, have died or nearly died since 2020 in Connecticut. Many children survived because first responders were able to administer Naloxone, which is used in emergency situations to reverse an overdose. Marcello Meadows was the 11th young child to die from opioid ingestion.
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