Cuomo issued a state health warning April 6 about the drug . More than 160 patients admitted in nine days across the state . The drug can have long-term effects on the brain , especially for the young people who are abusing it . Spice is bought over the counter , usually marketed as incense or potpourri . It caused the death of a California teenager last year . On Friday , two Mississippi brothers were placed in medically-induced comas . They had smoked a 'bad batch ' of the synthetic cannabinoid .
Cuomo issued a state health warning Friday about the drug . More than 160 patients admitted in nine days across the state . The drug can have long-term effects on the brain , especially for the young people who are abusing it . Spice is bought over the counter , usually marketed as incense or potpourri . It caused the death of a California teenager last year . On April 6 , two Mississippi brothers were placed in medically-induced comas . They had smoked a 'bad batch ' of the synthetic cannabinoid .