Fire and rescue crews have responded to more than 100 overdoses in D.C. in just a span of four days and the spike is likely linked to a "bad batch" of synthetic marijuana, the city's fire chief says.
"Since July 14th we've had over 100 people that we've transported," D.C. Fire & EMS Chief Gregory Dean said Wednesday.
Dean said the cases are connected to K2 or Spice, brand names for synthetic marijuana. The drugs are illegal in D.C.
More than a dozen people overdosed on Wednesday, the fire department said. Firefighters responded to a call for three overdoses in the 400 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE and were later called back to that area for three more.