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Approximate reconstructionOSU Office of Student Life - Urgent Drug & Alcohol Safety Message (wording reconstructed from published reporting and the official Student Life article)635 chars
Urgent Drug & Alcohol Safety Message: Columbus Public Health has shared an alert about fake Adderall pills, which appear to contain fentanyl, causing an increase in overdoses and hospitalizations in Columbus. Be aware of the possibility of unexpected contaminants or how drugs may unsafely interact with alcohol. Contaminated drugs can result in a severe and unexpected reaction, including death, from only one use. Do not purchase or use prescription medication that you do not receive from a qualified pharmacy, as these drugs could be counterfeit. Free Naloxone kits or fentanyl test strips are available at Student Health Services.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
OSU issued this message through its Office of Student Life website and via email to students on May 5, 2022, the day after the overdose deaths on Lane Avenue; the exact wording is reconstructed from the published ABC6 and WOSU reporting that quoted the advisory.
The advisory specifically warned about counterfeit Adderall pills because the two students who died had reportedly used what they believed was Adderall that was actually fentanyl-laced, illustrating a defining characteristic of the 2022 fentanyl crisis.
This was classified as an advisory rather than a Clery emergency notification because the overdoses occurred at an off-campus residence and did not constitute an ongoing threat requiring immediate campus-wide shelter-in-place or lockdown.