Georgia Middle School Students Hospitalized After Ingesting Kratom

Georgia middle school students hospitalized after ingesting Kratom

Several students at Saddle Ridge Middle School in LaFayette, Georgia, were hospitalized after ingesting Kratom, a plant-based substance with potentially dangerous stimulant and opioid-like effects, school officials said.

UPDATE: Several Saddle Ridge Middle students hospitalized after ingesting Kratom, school officials confirm

Multiple students at Saddle Ridge Elementary/Middle School in Rock Spring were hospitalized after an incident. Current conditions and cause unknown. Walker County officials investigating. This story is developing.

4-5 Students At Middle School In Walker County Get Treatment After Ingesting Gummy-Type Substance

Students hospitalized after ingesting Kratom at school

ROCK SPRING, Ga. (WDEF) — Multiple students were hospitalized after ingesting a gummy substance at Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School Wednesday. Thursday morning, Superintendent Damon Raines announced that the gummy substance was identified as Kratom. He said multiple 8th-graders got sick. They got medical attention shortly after it was reported. The students taken to the hospital remain in stable condition. Sheriff Steve Wilson said the …