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A man prepares to smoke K2 or "Spice", a synthetic marijuana drug, along a street in East Harlem on August 5, 2015 in New York City. New York, along with other cities, is experiencing a deadly epidemic of synthetic marijuana usage including varieties known as K2 or "Spice" which can cause extreme reactions in some users. According to New York's health department, more than 120 people visited an emergency room in the city in just one week in April. While the state banned the ingredients used to make K2 in 2012, distributors have switched to other ingredients and names in an attempt to circumvent the law. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Nation Aug 16

76 people overdosed near Yale, and officials suspect a bad batch of synthetic marijuana

By Associated Press

Nation Jul 13

‘It’s like zombieland over here’; 33 suspected of K2 overdose in New York City

More than 30 people in Brooklyn were hospitalized Tuesday because of suspected overdoses on synthetic marijuana, despite New York’s statewide efforts to crack down on the drug.

By Courtney Norris

Nation Oct 15

Federal agents launch nationwide crackdown on synthetic drugs

Federal drug agents have arrested more than 100 people across the country in the latest phase of a national crackdown on manufacturers and purveyors of synthetic drugs, the Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday.

By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press

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