1-year-old Ohio boy hospitalized after opioid overdose

AKRON, Ohio — Police say a 1-year-old Ohio boy had to be revived with naloxone after he overdosed on opioids.

Police say the boy’s 9-year-old brother called 911 Thursday evening after he noticed the infant had stopped breathing. Paramedics arrived at their home in Akron and gave the child a dose of naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.

The child was taken to a hospital and given another dose of naloxone. Police say he was able to breathe on his own a short time later.

Lt. Rick Edwards says the baby’s mother fled when officers arrived. Authorities are still searching for her.