A Westchester County family says K2, also known as synthetic marijuana, led to the death of their loved one after he became addicted to it. They say the unregulated drug is often sold in gas stations ...

ALBANY - Calls for overdoses related to synthetic marijuana have risen over the last several weeks, city police said. Police said Tuesday a rise in 911 calls for severe reactions is believed to be ...

Adverse health effects as a result of increased synthetic marijuana use are on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. According to the CDC's Morbidity and ...

Here's a story that’s becoming familiar to parents, young people, and plenty of doctors. A perfectly normal teen makes a choice that seems totally natural to many around her: She turns to a synthetic ...

Keith Brown, public health director, left, and Lt. Ryan Macherone, of the Schenectady Police Department, speak at a 2023 panel discussion, when opioids were the main focus. Now, synthetic cannabis, ...

Users of increasingly popular street drugs called K2 or spice, which are made from mixtures of herbs laced with synthetic cannabinoids and other chemicals, are showing some incredibly strange ...

The number of overdoses from a dangerous batch of synthetic marijuana has grown to 87 as of Thursday. The drug has affected people in north Brooklyn and is circulating between Broadway and Myrtle ...

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police said the Bronx man who drove his car down a crowded sidewalk in Times Square Thursday was apparently high on synthetic marijuana. Law enforcement sources told ...

Inside the cellophane pouch is a mixture of herbs one might find in a spice rack, but these herbs are anything but garden variety. They have been sprayed with chemical compounds like JWH-018 to give ...

Synthetic weed tainted with rat poison has made its way to Milwaukee and it’s been linked to at least three illnesses in the city in 24 hours. Dr. Jon Meiman with the state health department says the ...