Three Teenagers Overdose on Anti-Psychotic Drug
Two teenagers were in stable condition and one other in serious condition in Australia after the three of them overdosed on a potentially lethal dose of the anti-psychotic drug Clozapine. According to the report, this drug is prescribed for extremely severe cases of schizophrenia and is not intended for any other use.
When paramedics arrived at the house where the three teenagers were, the oldest of the three – a 17-year-old boy – was found unconscious. There is no information on the status of the other two teenagers; 13 and 14 years of age respectively. The report states that if large amounts of this drug are ingested, it can cause heart attacks, comas and seizures. The drug was reported stolen from an unknown location. Since an investigation is ongoing, police did not provide any more information regarding the incident.
When a medication is prescribed to a person, it is the responsibility of that person or their caregiver to ensure that nobody else has access to that medication for any reason. Unless they are licensed caregivers put in charge of caring for another person’s life, nobody should ever have access to dangerous drugs, especially young teenagers or children. This incident could have been much worse and the teens could easily have lost their lives because of the strength of this medication. Nobody should have access to medications that are not prescribed to them, if someone has prescription medications in an easily accessible area, it is that person’s responsibility to ensure that they are kept in a safe place out of reach of others.
