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. The city also saw more than a dozen synthetic marijuana overdoses in late January. 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. "We literally had people running around the Green providing treatment," said Rick Fontana, the city's emergency operations director. Emergency responders rushed to one victim as officials were giving a news conference nearby late Wednesday morning. Some became unconscious and others vomited, authorities said.
Paramedics and police officers were stationed at the park all day as more people fell ill. "It is taking people out very quickly, people having respiratory failure. "Do not come down to the Green and purchase this K2," New Haven Police Chief Anthony Campbell told WVIT-TV. Police said they arrested a man believed to be connected to at least some of the overdoses. Most of the overdoses were on the New Haven Green, a popular, historic downtown park that borders part of Yale University, and officials said they expected the overdose total to increase.
No deaths were reported, but officials said two people had life-threatening symptoms. NEW HAVEN (AP) - People are saying 46 people overdosed Wednesday from a suspected bad batch of "K2" synthetic marijuana at or near a city park in Connecticut.
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