Schoolgirl, 11, admits to smoking heroin after collapsing in classroom

A SCOTTISH girl of 11 who collapsed at school is being treated for the effects of heroin.

The girl, who has not been identified, is recovering in hospital after falling ill during lessons at a primary school in Glasgow on Wednesday.

According to newspaper reports, she told doctors that she had been smoking the drug for more than two months.

Social services and police have begun an investigation.

A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said last night: “I can confirm that an 11-year-old child was admitted to hospital on an emergency basis last Wednesday with what appeared to heroin intoxication.

“We are monitoring the situation and the ongoing case discussion will continue on Monday.”

Reports said the child had admitted buying £10 (€14.60) bags of the class A drug from a dealer based at a shopping centre in the city.

The authorities were alerted when she appeared to fall asleep in the classroom last week.

A source said to be close to the case told the Sunday Mail newspaper: “Initially the teachers thought that she had unwittingly taken drugs somehow.

“It turned out to be far from the truth - she has been using the drug regularly for weeks. It seems this girl is a product of her own environment - she didn’t believe that she was doing anything that out of the ordinary.”

Strathclyde Police said an investigation was under way.

Scotland’s deputy justice minister, Hugh Henry, expressed concern, saying: “Everyone is shocked when they hear about such a young person’s life being put at risk.

“This story gives further reinforcement, if any were needed, that we must keep up our broad approach to tackling drug abuse in society.”