Police have arrested a Pennsylvania woman after they said she exposed her baby to fentanyl.
But the mother claims that it was not the drug she was using.
Authorities responded to a call that a 3-month-old female infant was having difficulty breathing in North Union Township, Fayette County back on Nov. 13 last year.
But investigators later discovered that the infant was exposed to a near-fatal dose of fentanyl after a search warrant for medical records was issued.
The baby had been flown to the Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh for treatment which consisted of multiple doses of the drug Narcan to help revive her.
The mother is being held on a $25,000 bond.
Cumberland told hospital staff that she was snorting a white powder she believed to be heroin. But it turned out the powder sold to her was actually fentanyl.
The mother “admitted to hospital staff to snorting a white powder to get high, which exposed the infant to fentanyl that was sold as heroin,” according to a criminal complaint obtained by WPXI.
The baby girl is currently being treated at the hospital.
According to her Facebook photos, she has 2 children.
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