A high school student was rushed to the hospital last week after ingesting what he believed to be a THC gummy, prompting his mother to warn other parents about the risks of drug-laced edibles.

Aidan Balderas, 16, was taken from Southside High School to a pediatric intensive care unit last Tuesday, according to his mother, Cassie Balderas.

“No parent wants to see their kid unconscious, period,” she said. “But not knowing what’s going on and having him completely unresponsive with no answers to why — it’s nerve-wracking. It’s heartbreaking. You’re helpless.”

Cassie Balderas said her son and another student went to their cars during lunch. It was there, she said, that Aidan Balderas was offered the THC gummy.

Soon after, she said he started throwing up and took a turn for the worse.

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