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Montgomery County High School Student Uses Narcan to Save Classmate from Overdose at McDonald's
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Montgomery County High School Student Uses Narcan to Save Classmate from Overdose at McDonald's
A student used Narcan to revive a classmate from a suspected fentanyl overdose
By Sophia Barnes • Published March 22, 2023 • Updated on March 22, 2023 at 8:31 am
Quick action by a Montgomery County high school student may save saved their classmate’s life.
A group of teenagers found another teen unconscious from a suspected fentanyl overdose Tuesday inside a bathroom while eating lunch at McDonald’s on Darnstown Road near Quince Orchard High School, Montgomery County police said.
One of the teens was carrying Narcan, a drug that treats overdoses, and used it to revive the other teen, police said. ... Another student ran back to the school for help.
"I walked into the bathroom, I looked under the joint, and he was like passed out, eyes were back and his lips were purple," Tre Horn said. "We ran to the school, and we were like, 'somebody just overdosed in the bathroom.'" ... The teen who overdosed was conscious when taken to a hospital, and they are stable, police said.
Five Montgomery County students have died from overdoses this school year alone, officials said.
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Montgomery County High School Student Uses Narcan to Save Classmate from Overdose at McDonald's
A student used Narcan to revive a classmate from a suspected fentanyl overdose
By Sophia Barnes • Published March 22, 2023 • Updated on March 22, 2023 at 8:31 am
Quick action by a Montgomery County high school student may save saved their classmate’s life.
A group of teenagers found another teen unconscious from a suspected fentanyl overdose Tuesday inside a bathroom while eating lunch at McDonald’s on Darnstown Road near Quince Orchard High School, Montgomery County police said.
One of the teens was carrying Narcan, a drug that treats overdoses, and used it to revive the other teen, police said. ... Another student ran back to the school for help.
"I walked into the bathroom, I looked under the joint, and he was like passed out, eyes were back and his lips were purple," Tre Horn said. "We ran to the school, and we were like, 'somebody just overdosed in the bathroom.'" ... The teen who overdosed was conscious when taken to a hospital, and they are stable, police said.
Five Montgomery County students have died from overdoses this school year alone, officials said.
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