Four females rushed to hospital after drug overdose at a Gold Coast high school

Four female Gold Coast high school students in their mid teens have been rushed to hospital after a mass drug overdose.

The four teens were students at Southport State High School.

FOUR Southport State High School students have been rushed to hospital after a mass drug overdose.

The students, all females in their mid teens, are believed to have overdosed on prescription medication.

St Stephen’s College: Seven students overdose on dangerous designer drug

They have been taken by ambulance to Gold Coast University Hospital.

Police are on the scene.

The four teenagers are reported to be in a stable condition.

The incident happened at 8.30am with Queensland Ambulance Services paramedics called to the scene after reports four female students had ingested an unknown substance.

Sources say that one girl initially became sick and didn’t report it.

Another girl became sick afterwards and that’s when it’s understood paramedics were called before all four teenagers were taken to hospital.

It’s understood there was a school based police officer on scene.

Students have said they have heard reports on social media that the girls overdosed on Xanax, a prescription drug used to treat panic and anxiety.

Teenagers referred to the drug as ‘xanies’ a slang term for the pharmaceutical.

Asked where they heard the slang term multiple teens said it was commonly referenced in American rap music.

Quizzed whether they knew what the drug actually did one student said: “I don’t know. Hard to think it’s local.”

One student said they saw a girl taken past their classroom supported by two other people.

Another student said they were shocked anyone at their school would use drugs.

“I dont how people could even get a hold of it at that age,” they said.

“Our school doesn’t even have a rep(utation) for that.

“We like to think we’re a bit more mature than that.”

Teachers have been tailing reporters as they make inquiries with parents.

When one student called out to a fellow classmate ‘did you hear what happened today’ a male teacher called out to her and asked her to walk to him.

A reporter from The Gold Coast Bulletin has quizzed more than 10 parents waiting to pick their children up from the high school and all have said they were not aware of the incident.

The school has declined to comment.

The incident comes almost exactly a year after seven students overdosed on a dangerous designer drug at St Stephen’s College, a prestigious school on the Gold Coast.

Originally published as Four females rushed to hospital after drug overdose at a Gold Coast high school