Four High School Students Hospitalized after Abuse of Snurf Pills
By Anna Boyd
16:45, September 10th 2008
22 votes
Vote this story
Four High School Students Hospitalized after Abuse of Snurf Pills

Four teens from Council Rock High School in Newton, Penn. have been hospitalized for possible overdoses on Monday after ingesting pills known as Snurf.

If you’re wondering what Snurf pills are, well, officials from the Council Rock School District already have the answer for you. “From the information on the packaging, we understand that Snurf is an herbal supplement with mood altering properties.” They further urged everyone having this kind of pills to “dispose of them immediately.”

Moreover, the Council Rock District Superintendent, Mark J. Klein said officials went on with their search and found out that Snurf pills are widely available on the Internet through herbal dealers. The pills consist of pure dextromethophan, a.k.a DXM, a substance present in many cough syrups, which can become a hallucinogen if taken in large doses. These pills seem to make their users violently ill, though not in a life-threatening way. However, they can cause memory loss, depression, anxiety, detachment from self, sense of unreality, blurred sense of identity seen with ketamine a very dangerous drug.

The 10th-grade boys were transported to St. Mary’s Hospital by ambulance after a resource officer at the high school saw their state was altered.

“To the best of my knowledge they were simply sick, sick to the stomach. They were not in an altered-state-of-mind kind of situation,” Klein said.

By Monday night, three of the teens had been transferred to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The fourth had been released.

Police is currently investigating the case saying that charges may be filed based on the outcome of the investigation. The names of the students have not been released.



© 2007 - 2008 - eFluxMedia
dotclear

Other News in

“24:Redemption”, This Sunday!

Popular “Fox” show “24” hasn’t been on the air for about 20 months, after the finale of the 6th season. The plot is centered on Jack Bauer, a government agent. He had worked with Delta Force, LAPD,...

“Pushing Daisies”, “Dirty Sexy Money”, “Eli Stone” - Cancelled

“Pushing Daisies”, “Dirty Sexy Money”, “Eli Stone” - Cancelled

ABC has decided to cancel three of its newer shows, namely “Pushing Daisies”, “Dirty Sexy Money” and “Eli Stone”. The announcement wasn’t this direct, yet it was still obvious for the crew and cast...

Florida Student Commits Suicide in Front of Webcam

Florida Student Commits Suicide in Front of Webcam

Friday, Florida authorities reported that a 19-year-old boy had committed suicide by drug overdose in front of a live streaming camera. Moreover, they added that some of the people who...

Buried Ice Glaciers On Mars Shed Light On The Planet’s Ice Age Past

Buried Ice Glaciers On Mars Shed Light On The Planet’s Ice Age Past

Huge water ice reservoirs are not exclusively present in Mars’ polar regions, according to the latest data sent by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The spacecraft, which is on a quest of finding...

“24” Is Back…At Least For A Couple Of Hours

“24” Is Back…At Least For A Couple Of Hours

Approximately 18 months after “24” left the air and just a couple of months before the show sees its seventh season debut, Kiefer Sutherland is back as Jack Bauer in “24: Redemption,” a television...

dotclear
Latest videos in Specials
First Person: the Girls in...
Humane Society Says Petland...
NY Wine Lovers Taste 2008...
UAE HOTEL
GM scales back at LA show

dotclear
Specials You are here: Specials
» Specials   
E-mail To A Friend Print RSS Text size: Decrease font size Increase font size
dotclear
dotclear
dotclear
Most Popular in Specials
Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths RiskStudy: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk

» read full story
dotclear

Interested In This Topic?

News Alert will keep you informed. Find out more.
dotclear
Photos Gallery
dotclear
Today's Latest News
Bush Encourages Cooperation At APEC SummitBush Encourages Cooperation At APEC Summit

» read full story
dotclear