Episode
Canada's fentanyl crisis now claiming the lives of babies and toddlers
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- 10/3: Canada Covered
- Published
- Oct 7, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 985
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Summary
Opioid poisonings have killed tens of thousands across Canada, the vast majority of them adults. But, in a heartbreaking group of cases, babies and toddlers have fallen victim to fentanyl or its more toxic cousin carfentanil. Sharon Kirkey joins the show to discuss how many young children have died from opioid overdoses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices