article_snippet.sent: Now Cuomo has issued a state health alert that the synthetic marijuana product known as 'Spice' is sweeping the city, and that 160 people have been hospitalized in nine days after using the drug.
article_snippet.sent: Synthetic drugs are anything but harmless, and this rash of severe health emergencies across the state is direct proof,' Cuomo said, according to The Hudson Valley News Network. '
article_snippet.sent: The Hudson Valley News Network banned synthetic marijuana, bath salts and similar substances to avoid the disastrous results that occur – and as law enforcement and health officials continue to crack down on the use and sale of Synthetic drugs in New York, we are today issuing a health alert as a warning amidst this surge in hospitalizations.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Cuomo issued a state health warning Friday about the drug .
  