Update: 10:00 a.m.
Three days after his son Noah ingested an unknown substance at his elementary school, Jeremy Mills continues to share his story so that other parents can talk to their kids about the change of the drug landscape.
âThe message is to be aware of whatâs out there,â said Mills.
âWeâve shown our kids needles and they know needles are bad, but with a drug like this or other drugs like gummy bears or whatever, they might not think itâs a harmful substance.â
On Sept. 11, Noah ingested a pink powder and began acting very strange. His father was called to the school, A.S. Matheson, and knew something was immediately wrong.
âHe couldnât walk, couldnât move and he was incoherent. Seeing my eight-year-old boy, it was just like âwhat the hell is going on?ââ
They took Noah to the hospital but the tests couldnât determine what the substance was.
A day after the incident, Noah had recovered well enough to tell his father what had happened and where he had found the powder. He told his dad he found it in his classroom and that he had eaten some.
Mills went to the school the next day, and the substance was found in the classroom. RCMP recovered it and the tests on what it exactly was have not yet arrived.
Noah has since been recovering well, but his family is weary of his return to school until they know exactly whatâs been done to prevent this from happening again.
Mills said that the schools need to usher in new policies to ensure events like this do not happen again.
âAll schools and staff need to be able to recognize drugs like this,â he said.
âThe message needs to be sent that drugs are no longer just needles and marijuana. We need the recognition programs for the parents and children right now.â
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Original: 8:44 a.m.
An eight-year-old Âé¶čAV boy is recovering at home at what could have been an overdose at his elementary school.
The boy had ingested an unknown substance Wednesday morning and was taken to hospital soon after. His father took to social media to share the story in hopes of warning other parents of the dangers of substances and sharing his concern with all childrenâs safety.
It is unknown what exactly was ingested and how the young boy reacted, the post does say that the 8-year-old is recovering at his home as of Saturday morning.
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