![]() ![]() Fontana said a widely used anti-opioid-overdose drug given to some victims at the park did not seem to be effective, but the same drug did help some patients recover when given in higher doses at hospitals. New Haven health officials said the city is currently experiencing a spike in suspected overdose incidents. Officials said the blood of Wednesday’s victims was being tested to see what exactly they ingested. Synthetic marijuana, which generally is plant material sprayed with chemicals that mimic the high from real marijuana, has been blamed for overdoses across the country. No deaths were reported in either outbreak. ET More than 70 people overdosed in or around a historic Connecticut park near the Yale University campus on Wednesday after receiving what authorities believe was synthetic. The city also saw more than a dozen synthetic marijuana overdoses in late January. Connecticut police have made an arrest in connection with more than three dozen overdose cases at a New Haven park. New Haven first responders were called to a similar overdose outbreak on the Green on July 4, when more than a dozen people were sick from synthetic marijuana. ![]() Police did not immediately release the name of the man who was arrested, saying they were waiting for victims to positively identify him. A 24-hour period saw as many as 46 people overdose in New Haven, Connecticut Wednesday, many of them were on the Green, a privately owned park in the city. ‘‘We literally had people running around the Green providing treatment,’’ said Rick Fontana, the city’s emergency operations director. Dozens overdose on synthetic marijuana in New Haven park UPDATED: 17:03 IST Scores of American Medical Response (AMR) workers rushed to New Haven Green in Connecticut, after more than 70 people overdosed on K2, a type of synthetic marijuana. ![]()
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