PITTSBURGH -- Police say an 11-year-old girl had to be revived with the antidote Narcan after a drug overdose in her Pittsburgh home.
Officers were called to the home Wednesday for a suspected overdose. A paramedic who responded tells the Post-Gazette the girl was using heroin.
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Investigators told the Post-Gazette they found multiple stamp bags of heroin near the girl, and at least one bag was open. The girl's 20-year-old sister said Thursday the family had no idea that the 11-year-old was using heroin until police officers discovered the stamp bags.
Family members didn't notice any odd behavior or recognize signs of drug abuse before the girl overdosed, she said.
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The child was last listed in critical condition Thursday at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, police said.
WLS-TV contributed to this report.
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