While overdoses have continued to drop statewide, cities like Schenectady and Albany are seeing more related to synthetic cannabis, also known as K2 or spice.

Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, methadone, and buprenorphine have been linked to 524 deaths in England since the end of ...

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BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The toxic batch of K2 that caused dozens of overdoses this past weekend in Brooklyn appears to be linked to more overdoses earlier in the week. Thursday on Ralph Avenue ...

(CNN) — The United States is facing an alarming increase in overdose deaths among young people due to synthetic opioids. The rate of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, which include ...

BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A New York City Council member is calling for action after several people overdosed at a notorious intersection in Brooklyn known for abuse of a synthetic marijuana. The ...

Information that could help police link the overdoses can be tough to get. Someone who’s overdosing can’t always communicate, so investigators look for other clues, including receipts, K2 packages and ...

(CNN) — The United States is facing an alarming increase in overdose deaths among young people due to synthetic opioids. The rate of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, which include ...

Synthetic opioids are made in the laboratory. The synthetic opioid most implicated in fatal overdoses is fentanyl, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. There are other synthetic opioids ...