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26 in Texas sickened by synthetic marijuana

EMS has seen a spike in K2 overdoes since Monday

The Statesman

AUSTIN-TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas Since noon on Monday 26 people have been sickened by the synthetic marijuana commonly known as K2, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.

The agency first reported Monday evening that medics were seeing a spike in such overdoses.

By 5:30 p.m., they responded to 18 incidents, all downtown between Congress Avenue and Interstate 35, officials said.

Read full story: EMS: 26 sickened by K2 since noon Monday

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