Austin EMS: 11 more taken to hospitals after K2 incidents Saturday

[TexasTowelie]

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, 11 people suffering from medical issues as a result of K2 usage were taken to local hospitals, according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials.

These new incidents bring the total number of people taken to hospitals since Friday at 3:30 p.m. to 36 people, medics said.

EMS Capt. Darren Noak said similar upticks in incidents like the ones this weekend happen every once in a while, but it is hard to determine the cause.

“We’ve seen spikes that are sometimes very short lived and have seen spikes that are long lived at times,” he said.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/ems-more-taken-hospitals-after-incidents-saturday/2az1wpy18FNdMtKxcgd2kJ/

[longship]

1. K2???? What's K2, let alone a K2 incident?

I get it. It's supposed synthetic marijuana. In other words, not at all like marijuana, just like huffing gasoline is not like marijuana.

[2naSalit]

2. My thoughts exactly.......nt

[Eleanors38]

3. Taking K2 instead of pot in Austin, Freaking, Texas??!!

Jesus Hammering Christ! Like searching for pennies while dollars float by in the wind.

[Hangingon]

4. Amen