ROCK SPRING, Ga. (WDEF) — Multiple students were hospitalized after ingesting a gummy substance at Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School Wednesday.
Thursday morning, Superintendent Damon Raines announced that the gummy substance was identified as Kratom.
He said multiple 8th-graders got sick.
They got medical attention shortly after it was reported. The students taken to the hospital remain in stable condition.
Sheriff Steve Wilson said the Walker County Drug Task Force is working to investigate.
The Department of Justice/Drug Enforcement Administration shared on their fact sheet that,
“At low doses, kratom produces stimulant effects with users reporting
increased alertness, physical energy, and talkativeness. At high doses,
users experience sedative effects… DEA has listed kratom as a Drug and Chemical of Concern.”
For details about the drug, you can view the DEA’s Kratom Fact Sheet.
