A student from Wakefield High School suffered a drug overdose on Tuesday. The Arlington County Police Department and Fire Department arrived at the scene when a staff member at the school came across an unresponsive boy in the bathroom at around 9.30 am.Kellye Lynn@Kellye7NewsWe are at Wakefield High in Arlington where students are being held in their classrooms as police investigate a medical emergency. The principal confirms a student was transported to the hospital after being found unconscious in a school bathroom. Letter from Principal: twitter.com/i/web/status/1…45We are at Wakefield High in Arlington where students are being held in their classrooms as police investigate a medical emergency. The principal confirms a student was transported to the hospital after being found unconscious in a school bathroom. Letter from Principal: twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://t.co/I0zxNHTV3EStudents were kept behind in the second period for some time to help the police investigate the case better. Officials collected evidence and spoke to witnesses at Wakefield High School.In an emergency dispatch audio accessed by News4, officials could be heard mentioning that Narcan had been administered to the youngster. They said:"Cardiac arrest from an OD. Wakefield High School. Fourteen-year-old male they advised, was found in the bathroom. Narcan’s been administered. They ordered CPR."Narcan could help reduce the effects of OD like in the case at Wakefield High SchoolNarcan, or naloxone, is a nasal spray prescription medication used to tackle opioid overdose and reverse respiratory depression. It belongs to a new category called Opioid Antagonists or Opioid Reversal Agents.Dr. Lena van der List@DrLenaDOI am a pediatrician. Our community health center was giving out #Narcan so I grabbed one to keep in my car. My husband made fun of me. Tonight, 2 weeks later, I likely saved a woman’s life with it on the street in my own neighborhood. Still in shock.4459266I am a pediatrician. Our community health center was giving out #Narcan so I grabbed one to keep in my car. My husband made fun of me. Tonight, 2 weeks later, I likely saved a woman’s life with it on the street in my own neighborhood. Still in shock.It is meant to be sprayed once in each nostril with repeated sprays every two to three minutes. It is important to note that medical assistance should be called for even if the person wakes up after using Narcan.According to Medical News Today, the correct way to administer Narcan is:Place your thumb on the bottom of the plunger of the bottle and your first and middle fingers on either side of the nozzle.Insert the tip of the nozzle gently into one nostril of the person.Press the plunger firmly to give them the full dose of Narcan, and then remove the Narcan nasal spray device from their nostril.Call 911 immediately after giving the first dose of Narcan.Narcan is FDA-approved to treat opioid overdoses.Fin Mooney@MooneyFintanThe fact that anyone my age who grew up in NYC now know countless people, close friends, love ones who have died from fentanyl poisoning is tragic. The true tragedy of our generation. Test your drugs and keep Narcan on you please. I don’t ever want to feel this again.84The fact that anyone my age who grew up in NYC now know countless people, close friends, love ones who have died from fentanyl poisoning is tragic. The true tragedy of our generation. Test your drugs and keep Narcan on you please. I don’t ever want to feel this again.Symptoms of an opioid overdose, according to MNT are:respiratory depression (slow, weak breathing)being unusually sleepyloss of consciousness (unable to be awakened)pinpoint pupils, which are smaller-than-normal pupils (the dark center of the eyes)severely low blood pressureblue-colored lips and nailscold and clammy skinAlthough Narcan can be used to stall for time, it is not a medical substitute. Once the effects of Narcan have subsided, the patient can go back to their original state, which can be extremely harmful.Aftermath of the Wakefield High School drug overdose caseThe boy was immediately taken to the hospital after he was found but was still in 'critical condition' later that day. Wakefield High School Principal Chris Wilmore said that it was a 'difficult day' and that medical interventions were performed before paramedics arrived at the school.The school and police have not revealed what kind of drug the boy overdosed on.ArlingtonCountyPD@ArlingtonVaPDACPD's Criminal Investigations Division is investigating an apparent drug overdose at Wakefield High School. The juvenile male patient remains hospitalized in critical condition. Additional details are available in our Newsroom:bit.ly/3Hnbicj85ACPD's Criminal Investigations Division is investigating an apparent drug overdose at Wakefield High School. The juvenile male patient remains hospitalized in critical condition. Additional details are available in our Newsroom:bit.ly/3HnbicjIn an email blast sent by the Principal of Wakefield High School, Chris Wilmore, he said:"If you continue to have concerns about your child, please contact your child’s school counselor, our school psychologist, or our school social worker. Students may experience a variety of emotions and you may see the following behaviors: tearfulness, vivid dreams, irritability, clinginess, withdrawal, physical complaints, or difficulty concentrating."Elder Julio Basurto, a parent at Wakefield High School, said in a statement:"I’m livid about what happened in Wakefield because we have been trying to tell the county schools, the Arlington County Public Schools for over a year that this situation has been going on, overdoses, distribution."The Drug Enforcement Administration, in a conversation with News4, said that they were investigating the overdose. They mentioned that in overdose cases involving students, they mainly try to locate the drug dealers first.Brandi DB@brdebono@MarinaMarraco Our thoughts are with the entire community and ALL Wakefield High School students, staff and parents.1@MarinaMarraco Our thoughts are with the entire community and ALL Wakefield High School students, staff and parents.Speculators believe that the boy overdosed on pills of fake oxycodone. Real oxycodone prescription pills are almost impossible to differentiate from fake ones that are laced with fentanyl. The DEA claimed that fake ones are illegally made in the crude mixing process. While one pill is harmless, another one from the same batch can be deadly - immediately causing an overdose or death.According to NBC4 Washington, the lead investigator said:“These aren't pharmacists making these pills, these are members of cartels, drug traffickers. They're not chemists; they're making these in clandestine labs in Mexico."Montgomery County Council Member Will Jawando warned the students on Monday about these fake prescription pills:"Takes a little bit, and you can die."The suspected overdose case comes amid a sharp spike in similar incidents, mainly involving teenagers in D.C. in the United States of America.Jawando stated that five public school students in the county had already died of drug overdoses in January 2023.