A Maine woman is facing felony charges after her toddler ingested and overdosed on heroin or fentanyl, police said.
Officers who discovered a lifeless body at the scene administered the overdose-antidote Narcan on Sunday, and the 1.5-year-old boy began to regain consciousness, police said.
The toddler’s mother, from Lewiston, was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, police said.
She was held Tuesday at Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn without bail. It was unclear if she had an attorney.
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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is expected to conduct its own investigation.
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