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Elmwood Park Teens Hospitalized After Possible Overdose: Report

Two students were hospitalized Friday after a possible drug overdose​ at Elmwood Park Memorial High School, according to a report.

The Daily Voice reported the students vomited and passed out,​ and that both were taken to the hospital after they regained consciousness. 

Police Chief Michael Foligno told the Daily Voice one of the students admitted to smoking something.
The Daily Voice reported the students vomited and passed out,​ and that both were taken to the hospital after they regained consciousness. Police Chief Michael Foligno told the Daily Voice one of the students admitted to smoking something. (Google Images)

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ — Two students were hospitalized Friday after a possible drug overdose at Elmwood Park Memorial High School, according to a report.

The Daily Voice reported the students vomited and passed out, and that both were taken to the hospital after they regained consciousness.

Police Chief Michael Foligno told the Daily Voice one of the students admitted to smoking something.

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Students sheltered in place while Bergen County Sheriff's Office K9s searched the building, the report said. Officers did not find anything suspicious.

Read more via the Daily Voice.

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