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Dozens Hospitalized in NYC After Using Synthetic Marijuana

The incident reportedly occurred in the same area of Brooklyn where 33 people overdosed in 2016.

At least 25 people were hospitalized late Saturday after suffering negative reactions from K2, or synthetic marijuana, ABC 7 NY reports. Police learned of the apparent overdoses after responding to calls for assistance at the intersection of Broadway and Myrtle in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the same corner where 33 people overdosed on the drug in 2016. The victims have all been hospitalized but are expected to survive. Police are reportedly searching for a woman believed to have distributed the K2 and officers also reportedly inspected businesses near that intersection. A witness cited by ABC 7 said the area was often filled with people “passed out all over the place” after taking the drug.