Three kids in Rockville, Maryland, were hospitalized after ingesting what was believed to be a "methamphetamine-related drug," according to the police. The 7-year-olds attend College Gardens Elementary School, and authorities responded to a call at the location on Monday.
The three children were said to have found a container of "blue items" that they thought were candy. After initially ingesting them, they quickly spit them out when they realized that was not the case.
Upon feeling dizzy, the kids went to the school nurse's office. This is when emergency services were notified.
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The children were taken to the hospital as a form of precaution. Some testing helped to hint at what the 7-year-olds might have ingested.
Though all three students are fine and home with their parents, an investigation is still ongoing to figure out where the pills came from.
"None of the items were recovered, and detectives are unsure of exactly what the students consumed," the police shared.
"However, based on toxicology of some of the victims, investigators believe that the items may have been a methamphetamine related drug, such as Adderall or MDMA," police continued. Both of these are controlled substances.
Parents of children attending the school were notified of the incident by email. Many, of course, were astonished by the possibility of the "candy" actually being a methamphetamine-related drug.
"This is something I always have to keep reminding her of, because kids tend to share," one mother said in regard to her daughter. "I’m just grateful it wasn’t her. I’m sorry for the others who got impacted by that."
Authorities are now urging parents to talk to their kids about the dangers of ingesting unknown substances. “I am relieved that the students will ultimately be fine, but in many ways, what happened today is frightening,” said Chief Marcus Jones. “I hope that it serves as a powerful motivator for parents to keep having the difficult conversations with their children about the dangers of taking or eating unknown substances.”
