BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - A Brookings High School student has captured the first-place award in an international science competition for his project aimed at fighting the opioid epidemic.
Fourteen-year-old Aditya Tummala developed a gummy-like substance, similar to a gummy bear that would make an opioid pill tamper proof, meaning the medication couldn’t be crushed or melted for snorting or injecting.
KSFY-TV says the project garnered first place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona. Tummala calls the product Tampr-X.
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Information from: KSFY-TV, http://www.ksfy.com
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