article_snippet.sent: Over 120 of 160 people were admitted to Emergency Rooms in the same week.
article_snippet.sent: Alabama Department of Public Health issued a statement last week acknowledging a rise in Spcie usage and said there had been 98 overdoses in the previous month.
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile in Mississippi, there were 97 cases over eight days in April, according to CNN.
highlights_snippet.sent: More than 160 patients admitted in nine days across the state .
  