Synthetic Marijuana: Everything You Need to Know About the Drug K2
Over 30 people were hospitalized yesterday in New York City, the latest event in an epidemic that's been affecting the country's poorer populations since 2008. Synthetic marijuana, also known as K2 or Spice, was long available over the counter in corner stores and head shops, an unregulated, unpredictable chemical substance that physically resembles marijuana.
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Since the cost is low – as little as $1 a joint – and the product is plentiful, making it popular among homeless populations. New York, like many other cities, has banned the manufacture and sale of K2, reportedlybringing hospital visits down by 85 percent. But the problem is nowhere near gone.
Yesterday's overdoses occurred near the Myrtle and Wykoff intersection in Brooklyn, an area that local news site DNA Info has reported is the epicenter of the epidemic in the city, often called "K2...
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