TOLEDO, Ohio — A Woodward High School student is suspected of overdosing in class Tuesday morning, according to Toledo Police Department.
The 14-year-old male student received two doses of Narcan before being transferred to a local hospital.
According to the police report, when the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department arrived, the student was unresponsive. They administered a dose of Narcan and the student became alert. He then became unresponsive again and a second dose of Narcan was given. The student became alert and was transported to a hospital.
Doctors and first responders told police they suspected the student had overdosed.
The police report also states the boy did admit to taking a hit off a dab pen and the teacher also said they found a baggy in the student's coat pocket that had some marijuana residue inside. Authorities tested the residue left in the plastic bag and it did not come back to any narcotic, according to the report.
WTOL 11 talked with the Lucas County DART Unit that said one of the biggest dangers people face when they do drugs is they may not actually know what they are taking, especially since fentanyl is undetectable to the naked eye.
"There's no indicator, it isn't shouting big huge pink, there's no granulars that are going to show on it," said Tamme Smith, a counselor with DART. "You're not going to know that your marijuana, your cocaine or your meth have been poisoned."
Smith said it's important to have Narcan available because you never know when it could help save a life. You can get it for yourself from the health department online or for free from a vending machine at their office in downtown Toledo.
Toledo Public Schools confirmed that they have a "Naloxbox" at their schools containing Narcan, which was installed by ProMedica. TPS said that ProMedica manages and replenishes the stock when needed.
The school district also said that they continue to keep the student and his family in their thoughts as he recovers.
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