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Article: Xanax Pills Send 12 Philadelphia Students to Hospital.
- Article from:
- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2002
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Jan. 9--Before her lunch period yesterday, a 13-year-old girl handed out Xanax pills she had stolen from a relative to some of her friends at Roberto Clemente Middle School, authorities said. By the end of the day, 12 students were taken to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, and four girls were being questioned by police anxious to know how the pills got onto the North Philadelphia school's grounds.
Police said a total of 28 students, ages 12 to 15, took Xanax, an antianxiety medication similar to Valium. Of the 12 students taken to nearby St. Christopher's -- some by paramedics -- seven were treated for various symptoms and four were admitted, a hospital ...