The girl’s family identified the pill as Suboxone, a pharmaceutical indicated for the treatment of addiction to opiates.
Relatives of a young Indiana girl say she died after ingesting a suboxone pill she’d found in a backpack at a thrift store.
On September 4, KFVS12 reported that Azana Trentman, the 18-month-old child, collapsed unconscious, and her parents realized something was amiss. She was then taken to the hospital. On September 8, the child was pronounced dead.
While the autopsy results are awaited, the Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office said that how the toddler died remains under investigation, KFVS12 reported.
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According to Harvard Medical School, one of the drugs taken for the addiction brought about by opioids is suboxone.
Azana’s grandmother, Tawnya Wood, said in a Sept. 7 Facebook post that the parents, Austen Trentman and Shayna Wood, took the child to a thrift store in Dillsboro, where she was playing with a knapsack as they browsed the store.
“At some time Azana found something in the backpack and ingested it,” she said. “Austen was unsure of what it was, so he moved quickly to clean her mouth and induce vomiting. When he tasted the stuff it was delicious and had the consistency of melting candy. Since Azana behaved normally, they concluded that it was most likely candy and carried on with their day.
Her parents rushed her to the hospital as soon as it was clear that the little girl needed emergency medical care. She was later transferred to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center after stabilization.
According to Azana’s grandmother, after numerous days of testing, several days later, the toxicology report stated the chemical became identifiable as a fruit-flavored, dissolveable suboxone tablet.
Due to her parent’s request, despite how short Azana lived, her organs were donated to three recipients.
In another post, the girl’s grandmother wrote, “Azana’s donation will not only save and enhance the lives of 3 recipients but will also be a way for Azana to continue to live on through them.”
As of Saturday morning, more than $19,000 has been donated through a GoFundMe page established while the child was in the hospital before her death.
