PA - 11 school students sickened after drinking opioid-laced grape juice - Philadelphia, 26 Apr 2023

[ifindedout]

Students Hospitalized After Drinking Juice Laced With Opioid, Officials Say

Students at a Philadelphia school were hospitalized Wednesday after they drank grape juice laced with an opioid substance, officials said.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

Police responded to Crossroads Accelerated Academy along the 4300 block of Westminster Avenue at 11:40 a.m. after multiple students between the ages of 14 and 16 suddenly became sick.

“According to a preliminary investigation, two students brought in grape juice laced with ‘wonk,’” Philadelphia School District spokesperson Monique Braxton said. “Wonk is an opioid substance.”

At least 12 students drank the substance and began experiencing lightheadedness with some of them also vomiting, officials said. Five of the students were taken to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where they are in stable condition. The other seven students went home with their parents.

 

[airportwoman]

"Wonk" is a street term for ketamine, which is a dissociative anesthetic agent, not an opioid.

They definitely need to find out who brought the spiked grape juice to school, and where they got the ketamine in the first place.

 

[ifindedout]

BTW, it was another source that said 11 students.

11 West Philly students sickened by drug-laced grape juice

The School District of Philadelphia says two Crossroads Accelerated Academy students brought a bottle of grape juice laced with “an opioid substance” to school, and 11 students became ill after drinking it.

www.audacy.com

 

[whiterhino]

"Wonk" is a street term for ketamine, which is a dissociative anesthetic agent, not an opioid.

They definitely need to find out who brought the spiked grape juice to school, and where they got the ketamine in the first place.

Ketamine is used in medicine. Both human and veterinary medicine

It's also used in pediatric dentistry FWIW:

"Ketamine has been used as a safe and effective sedative to treat adults and children exhibiting high levels of anxiety or fear during dental treatment."

Efficacy of Ketamine in Pediatric Sedation Dentistry: A Systematic Review | Compendium

www.aegisdentalnetwork.com

Also: (caution there might be a popup ad)

Ketamine (Ketaset®, Vetalar®, Vetaket®) for Dogs and Cats

Ketamine, also known by the brand names of Ketaset®, Ketaflo®, Vetalar® or Vetaket®. It works by disrupting the central nervous system and induces a cataleptic state. For dogs and cats, Ketamine is often used for restraint, sedation, pain and/or anesthesia. Learn more about this medication here.

www.petplace.com

• For aggressive cats unable to be restrained for injection, ketamine can be sprayed into the mouth or eyes. It is readily absorbed from these surfaces and results in enough sedation to allow handling of the cat. It does not damage the mouth or eyes. Cats eyes remain open when treated with Ketamine therefore need protection with lubricant.

 

[airportwoman]

And I would still like to know where the original source obtained it.