Mother warns parents about drug-laced edibles after 16-year-old taken to ICU

SAN ANTONIO – A high school student was rushed to the hospital last week after ingesting what he believed to be a THC gummy, prompting his mother to warn other parents about the risks of drug-laced edibles.

Aidan Balderas, 16, was taken from Southside High School to a pediatric intensive care unit last Tuesday, according to his mother, Cassie Balderas.

“No parent wants to see their kid unconscious, period,” she said. “But not knowing what’s going on and having him completely unresponsive with no answers to why — it’s nerve-wracking. It’s heartbreaking. You’re helpless.”…

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