ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. — Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton said two female students at Roane County High School were taken to a hospital on Wednesday.
He said that they were taken to the hospital for a possible overdose.
Information about their condition was not immediately available, and neither was information about the circumstances surrounding the incident. Generally, symptoms of a drug overdose can vary depending on the type of drug that a person used.
Overdoses involving depressive drugs like opioids or alcohol can result in slowed breathing or an erratic pulse. However, stimulant drugs can result in different symptoms such as dry mouth, hyperthermia, dilated pupils and increased energy.
"Symptoms such as alertness, rapid heartbeat, hyperventilating, sweating, chills, numbness in fingers are not typically associated with opioid/fentanyl overdoses, though they may need medical attention," Marie Williams previously said, Tennessee's commissioner for mental health and substance abuse services. "These symptoms are more commonly associated with anxiety or a panic attack."