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ELKO — Just a few weeks ago, a toddler in Winnemucca nearly died after ingesting fentanyl at home. The child was saved by police who used a nasal dose of naloxone hydrochloride before it was too late and the baby's mother was taken into custody.

kkohn

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ELKO — Just a few weeks ago, a toddler in Winnemucca nearly died after ingesting fentanyl at home. The child was saved by police who used a nasal dose of naloxone hydrochloride before it was too late and the baby's mother was taken into custody.

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Keith Kohn is editor of the Elko Daily Free Press. Reach him at kkohn@elkodaily.com.

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