Montgomery County parents demand more transparency after recent potential drug-related emergencies in schools

Youth overdoses in Montgomery County increased by 77% from 2021 to 2022 according to police data.

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Montgomery County parents are demanding more transparency following a series of medical emergencies at schools that, according to police, are possible drug overdoses.

A Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) spokesperson says that they have administered naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan, the medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses, 11 times this school year...

...According to the numbers provided by Montgomery County Police, there were 48 overdoses among people 21 or younger in 2022; 11 of those were fatal. In 2021, there were 27 overdoses and 5 fatal...

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