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Drug-spiked water jug caused teens to overdose in L.A. juvenile hall, lawsuit alleges

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: James Queally, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · June 30, 2026 · 1 min read

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Several teens overdosed in an L.A. County juvenile hall last year after a teen passed around a water jug spiked with drugs, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit.

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Summary created by	The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	James Queally, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Jun 30, 2026
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