This is highly alarming and so unacceptable.  Not only is it terrible that adults are using these ridiculous medications, but now they are allowing their babies to get into them and harm themselves.  It's just outrageous, and they need to have stronger penalties for these people who are letting this happen.  There is simply no excuse.  Your drugs should be up in a cabinet locked far away from your children IF you choose to have drugs like that, which you really shouldn't be taking around a child anyway.  Shame on these people.

I've heard a lot of about the opioid crisis, but it's usually been in regards to older people being prescribed poorly and getting addicted, so this came as a bit of a shock. It's so sad to think of a little kid getting ahold of something and having no idea what it is, and then they're just... gone. I feel so bad for their families.

The whole drug topic really makes me sad as I had a mother who I saw unravel from being addicted to pain killers. I do wish they were prescriped less in our society and someone just made stronger doses of ibeuprofen. It is alarming how many people become addicted to these medicines. I thin there should be a something in place like a drug counselor to everyone who is prescribed so they can understand the signs of when it becomes addiction. The bottles should be better made now if children are being able to open them or they dont close all the way maybe a key or locking system can be made up. I have definitly seen way more about heroin overdose in my own suburbia it isnt disciminating agianst anyone it is sad it is ruining peoples lives.

I had to read this article over twice because toddlers overdosing on opioids is mind boggling! I wonder how and why they have access to this. I know its because sometimes parents drop these pills but if parents are that bad, why are they having kids in the first place? We need laws that test people before they have children in order to make sure they will be good parents.

This article was so disturbing to read through. I feel like theres so many different levels to these happenings and something has to be done on each to prevent little children from getting these pills in there hands. On the level of the manufactorers we need to have way better packaging like codes the kids cant get into. Doctors prescribing these should ask if they have kids and tell them preventetive measures that should be taken to reduce the risk of exposure. Parents need to have a better understanding how easy it is for kids to get into these and die. So senseless dying of something so easy to prevent.