2 GIRLS ARRESTED IN RITALIN INCIDENT.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - Two teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of distributing Ritalin Ritalin A mild form of amphetamine used in the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), generic name methylphenidate. Ritalin, taken as a pill, also has been effective for the treatment of other conditions such as narcolepsy. pills that sickened at least 13 students at Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. , officials said. The two Antelope Valley High School students, whose names were not released because of their ages, were arrested off campus Thursday morning, a day after paramedics were called to the school to treat the ill students. ``We're just continuing with our investigation and trying to clean things up,'' Principal Mark Bryant Mark Craig Bryant (born April 25 1965, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (21st overall pick) of the 1988 NBA Draft. said Thursday. ``Yesterday was like a search and rescue mission Noun 1. search and rescue mission - a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them deliverance, rescue, saving, delivery - recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" to get the kids treated, and today we dealt with the discipline side of things.'' The two girls had been found Wednesday with large quantities of Ritalin pills, which are used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder A persistent pattern of inattention, hyperactivity and/or impulsiveness; the pattern is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in people at a similar level of development. . School officials said all the students who were taken Wednesday to local hospital were treated and released. School officials said the incident was the school's worst-ever case of drug distribution and ingestion ingestion /in·ges·tion/ (-chun) the taking of food, drugs, etc., into the body by mouth. in·ges·tion n. 1. The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth. 2. , but they still don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. where the girls got the pills. One girl told authorities that someone she wouldn't identify gave her the pills and told her to give them away or sell them at school. Some students told school officials they had taken ``a handful'' of the pills, while the average taken seemed to be between three and six. Officials were first notified of the incident when a 17-year-old student passed out about 8:50 a.m. and went into a seizure-like episode. A friend notified security officers that the boy had taken a handful of pills. The 17-year-old was rushed to a hospital. Soon after the ambulance left, other students began falling ill. Students who passed on drugs to schoolmates also face discipline, officials said. Over the next several days, school officials will try to develop ideas to prevent future incidents like Wednesday's. Bryant said he will speak to students about decision-making and avoiding poor choices. |
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