NEW HAVEN, CT (AP) — The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in New Haven, Connecticut, as officials try to determine exactly what sickened people. People on and around the historic New Haven Green near Yale University began falling ill shortly after 8 a.m.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials say the state has received a major donation that will help those who have suffered severe bleeding as part of a deadly outbreak involving synthetic marijuana. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday said it will receive nearly 800,000 vitamin K tablets, which if taken over…
(KTRS/AP) – Saint Louis University Hospital is seeing a surge in problems related to synthetic marijuana. Fox 2 reports that the hospital has treated more than 100 patients in just the past two weeks for various illnesses related to synthetic marijuana. The ailments can include an increased chance for strokes, heart attacks, and kidney failure.…