"Toddler Jane Doe" - 4 yo/ Given Methadone as Sleep aid - Columbus OH

A 4-year-old South Side girl was extremely critical last night after she was given methadone tohelp her sleep, police said.The girl was at Nationwide Children's Hospital in life-threatening condition, but she was"hanging in there," said Columbus police Sgt. Eric Pilya.Columbus police didn't release the child's name last night and said no one has been charged.Columbus Fire paramedics were called to 520 Hinman Ave. around 2 p.m. yesterday because thechild had gone into cardiac arrest, Pilya said.The person who provided the methadone - a synthetic drug commonly used to help heroin addictswith withdrawal - was a family friend visiting from out of town.The girl was sick and having trouble sleeping, the family told police.The woman, who is 53 and from the Bronx, N.Y., suggested that methadone might help and gave thedrug to the child, police said.Police were interviewing the mother and the woman who provided the methadone last night.The woman who provided the methadone has her name and prescription on the bottle. She has beencooperative, Pilya said.Police were searching the South Side house to recover evidence last night.Rebecca Alvarez, who lives across the street, watched while police officers and detectives wentin and out of the house."I hope she makes it because she's a sweet little girl," Alvarez said.