The rectorate of Créteil warned against "
the dangerousness
" of "synthetic drugs", after the hospitalization Wednesday February 8 of three students from a high school in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) who consumed an as yet unidentified substance.
The three high school students inhaled this substance "
by vaping
" with an electronic cigarette, according to a police source.
Two other young people, suspected of having marketed the substance, were arrested and taken into custody, said the police sources.
Taken from discomfort
Wednesday morning, before entering the establishment, three students from the Montaleau vocational school in Sucy-en-Brie were taken ill after consuming an unknown substance at this time, said the rectorate of Créteil in a press release sent to the AFP.
One of the three students, transported to the Créteil hospital, felt unwell but was in the waking phase at the end of the morning, according to a police source, adding that the other two had complained of nausea and palpitations.
Analyzes are in progress to identify the inhaled substance.
In its press release, the rectorate of Créteil recalled "
the dangerousness of taking unknown substances, and in particular synthetic drugs
", and "
reaffirms the academy's commitment to a policy of prevention of behavior addictions in schools
.
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In April, several high school students were hospitalized in the Nord department or in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées) after consuming "Buddha blues", an extremely toxic synthetic cannabis which causes the same effects as THC, the psychotropic molecule of cannabis. .
This synthetic drug, sold in liquid or powder form, has been circulating sporadically for several years in schools in France.
