‘It was scary;’ Multiple people recovering after apparent drug overdoses on UD campus

Four people are recovering from apparent drug overdoses that took place on the University of Dayton’s campus.

As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, the school sent a letter to the student body that two students and two people not connected to the school had to be treated.

Students who live on the bloc right across the street from the dorm where this happened said sophomores live there.

“It’s really sad just because, like they’re young students like your daughter, or son can get taken away in a second,” Aaliyah Rios said.

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Every student News Center 7 talked to had the same reaction.

“I was just worried about everyone being safe,” Paige Habchiti said.

Students said what happened is sad and worrisome, but also that the overdoses are frightening.

“It was scary I heard it was laced or something,” Habchiti said.

In a statement from UD, the school says the four people “exhibited signs of an overdose of an unknown substance.” Students told News Center 7 they heard what the “substance” was.

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“I heard it was the white stuff laced with ‘Capital F,’” Rios said.

Cocaine laced with fentanyl— which public health officials say is unfortunately common right now in the county.

“They go on the street to buy that drug. And then the drug is laced with fentanyl. So you don’t want to be buying cocaine,” Dayton and Montgomery County Public Health Spokesperson Dan Suffoletto said.

Students shared with News Center 7 that they know that this is happening.

“Fentanyl lately has been just really hurting a lot of people and I’m sad that it has come to campus now,” Kate Brown said.

The school did say the three people taken to the hospital have been released and that the health and well-being of the students is top priority so resources are available to anyone affected.

Suffoletto said getting fentanyl test strips is a huge help in combating this lacing issue

He believes everyone should have Narcan on them which can save someone’s life who is overdosing.