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Child Uses Narcan to Save Mom | Providence News
A 45-year-old woman in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, accepted a plea deal after a harrowing incident in June 2025 where her 10-year-old child called 911 for a medical emergency — only to find her mother overdosing. Police discovered drugs and multiple used Narcan kits in the home, and the child had apparently used one to try to save her, learning from the box and family advice. The court sentenced her to three years suspended, probation, mandatory counseling, and strict no-contact orders with the child — a sobering reminder of how substance abuse fractures families and forces children into…
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