Student overdoses at Perry Meridian High School from fentanyl-laced vape

Student overdoses at Perry Meridian High School

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Perry Township Meridian High School student overdosed from fentanyl laced in a vape pen; two doses of naloxone saved the student’s life.

On Tuesday, a male student used a THC vape without knowing that it was laced with fentanyl. School nurses and police quickly administered naloxone, known commercially as Narcan, twice before the student regained consciousness.

Perry Township Schools Police arrested the pair responsible for selling the laced THC vape, one a 14-year-old and the other a 15-year old. They were taken to the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center on criminal recklessness and dealing marijuana charges…

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