| By Bob Weaver
Three Calhoun Middle-High School students were taken to Minnie Hamilton Health System in Grantsville yesterday following an incident where the students reportedly ingested prescription medications.
School officials summoned Calhoun emergency ambulances to the school shortly after noon for two females, ages 13 and 14, and a 14-year-old male.
A medic from Minnie Hamilton Health System was dispatched to the school.
It was not learned if any of the students were admitted to the hospital.
The school declined to confirm the incident.
Principal Karen Kirby said "Because of student confidentiality, I cannot comment on any situation."
The 14-year-old male was reportedly administered charcoal to induce vomiting.
Unofficial sources indicated the students took doses of Adderall, described as a powerful blend of four amphetamines that includes Dexedrine and Benzedrine, generally used to treat attention deficit problems.
Some of the students reportedly ingested Plavix, a well-known medication that keeps the platelets in blood from clotting.
Plavix is used to prevent clots after a recent heart attack or stroke, and in people with certain disorders of the heart or blood vessels.
The Herald, in an effort to confirm the incident, advised school officials that the public has a right to know the nature of such situations, that the best interests of the school, students, parents and public are best served, as opposed to hearsay or misinformation.
The Herald maintains that general information regarding such incidents would ordinarily be released to media in West Virginia under Freedom of Information laws.
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