Student Overdoses on Fentanyl After Using Laced Marijuana Vape

Writer responds to the April 24 ‘Fentanyl Crisis’ letter

To the editor: I was struck by both the civic-mindedness of someone so young, and also the nativity. Wagner, Kehoe, Hawley and other republicans seem to have made quite an impression on those in attendance at John Burroughs prep school on March 22. No doubt drugs, alcohol, anything that will render mind altering relief – even if only temporary – to a desperately hopeless society is never a good thing, but let’s not lose sight of the fact that in…

Why do kids start taking drugs? How does it affect them?

How do you talk to your kids about drugs, alcohol and vaping? Start by being part of the dialogue when Rainbow District School Board partners with Drug Free Kids Canada to host a session for parents/guardians on Monday, June 9.

Student overdoses on fentanyl after using laced marijuana vape

TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - A school-aged child nearly died last week after smoking a marijuana vape that was laced with fentanyl. The Dryden Central School District released a letter to the public on May 13 stating that a student in Tompkins County overdosed on fentanyl after using what they believed was a marijuana vape. According to the district, the student collapsed in the hallway of his school and was administered multiple doses of…

Student’s Fentanyl-Laced Vape Scare Prompts Urgent Warning From Coxsackie School District

A frightening incident at a New York school has prompted a stern warning from educators about the dangers of black-market marijuana products.In a letter sent to parents on Monday, May 19, the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District detail…

Fentanyl Alone Drives Majority of Youth Overdose Deaths from 2018 to 2022,

A startling new study from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine reveals a dramatic surge in fatal drug overdoses involving synthetic opioids among American youth aged 15 to 24. Published online in the esteemed journal Pediatrics on May 20, 2025, this comprehensive investigation unveils a staggering 168 percent increase in deaths caused solely by synthetic opioids—primarily fentanyl—over the five-year span from 2018 to 2022. This sharp rise unders…