new york governor andrew cuomo said spice ' , also known as ` spice ' is sweeping the city , and that 160 people have been hospitalized in nine days after using the drug .
over 120 of those people were admitted to emergency rooms in the same week .
the cannabinoid , also commonly called ` k2 ' or ` mojo ' , is predominantly abused by teenagers and typically sold over-the-counter as incense or potpourri that