INDIANAPOLIS – Two Indiana high school students have been arrested after their classmate nearly died from overdosing on a fentanyl-laced vape, according to several news reports.
FOX59/CBS4 obtained a letter Perry Township Schools administrators sent to parents, confirming that one of their students had been using a THC vape on campus. The district confirmed the student overdosed because the vape was contaminated with fentanyl — and that the student had no idea fentanyl was present.
According to WLWT, school staff and the district’s police department responded immediately, administering Narcan twice. Perry Township Schools reported the student regained consciousness before first responders arrived. The student was then transported to a local medical facility in stable condition.
WLWT reports that a 14 and 15 year old were arrested.
While fentanyl-laced vapes aren’t making daily headlines, law enforcement agencies across the country have warned about fentanyl turning up in everything from vape pens to marijuana.
This week on Grieving Out Loud, a mother shares her heartbreaking story about losing her oldest son to fentanyl-laced marijuana.
“When Andrew received the marijuana, it was given to him by someone he knew, and he had known already for about two years,” Paula Santos-Young told Grieving Out Loud host and Emily’s Hope founder Angela Kennecke.
You can listen to Grieving Out Loud on the Emily’s Hope website, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
