Maine Toddler Overdoses On Heroin, Fentanyl; Mother Charged: Police

LEWISTON, ME — A Maine woman is facing charges after police say her 18-month-old son overdosed on heroin and fentanyl and had to be revived with Narcan.

According to Lewiston police, officers were called to a home on Knox Street at 9:45 p.m. Sunday. When officers arrived, they found the toddler's lifeless body and tried to revive him, authorities said.

A witness in the home then told police the toddler may have ingested drugs. According to authorities, officers gave the child Narcan, a medicine used to treat opioid overdoses. Once the Narcan was administered, the child slowly regained consciousness, police said.

The child was taken to Central Maine Medical Center, where he remains Wednesday, police said.

The child's mother, Khadija Aden, 20, of Lewiston, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and violating conditions of release. Police also referred the case to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, which will conduct its own investigation.