Wicked X. Red Dawn X.  Green Giant. Red Giant. Summit. Blaze. Blonde. Spice. AK-47. K2. Moon Rocks. Mr. Nice Guy.

What do these names mean to you?

They are all terms for synthetic cannabinoid — fake pot.

Between April 1 and June 30, more than 1,900 people were seen in emergency rooms across New York and more than 680 poison-control center calls were made for adverse effects from smoking the so-called “legal” marijuana — more than a tenfold increase over the same period last year, according to the governor’s office.

Synthetic cannabinoids are not detected in standard urine toxicology screens and they are marketed as “legal.” They typically consist of plant material coated with chemicals that mimic THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, according to a June 15 memo to hospitals and care centers from the state’s Department of Health. Sold as potpourri or incense in convenience or smoke shops and online, they often are labeled “not for human consumption.” There is no antidote.

“Because the perception is that they do not carry the same legal ramifications as other substances, many users falsely assume that they are safer than other substances, including marijuana,” the memo said. “There have been reports of people consuming synthetic cannabinoids without their knowledge, thinking that they were taking something completely different.”

Symptoms include agitation, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure, tremor, seizure, hallucinations, paranoia, violent behavior, drowsiness, and bradycardia — an abnormally slow heartbeat.

We heard about synthetic cannabinoids in June from Kristin Smith-Hoin, a nurse. Her daughter, Summer Smith, who had battled addiction since she was a teen died this year at age 31. Smith-Hoin was determined to find out what had killed her daughter.

She learned there was “a drug in her system she never used, PCP” — phencyclidine. “I think she was doing Spice and it was laced,” Smith-Hoin told us. “She had synthetic cannabis. She found a way to smoke this stuff. You can buy it in a bodega....”

Summer’s story, which unfolds on our front page, is heartbreaking. We met her 14 years ago, when she was a student at Guilderland High School. She was raising money for a bronze Angel of Hope statue to honor her friend and schoolmate who was killed in a car crash.  Toxicology and coroner’s reports after the crash in 2000 led police to add use of illegal drugs as a cause.

Not until we started asking questions about the Hurst Road crash that killed two people did we discover it’s a common practice for kids to get high as they cruise around in cars; they call it hotboxing. Kids were aware of the practice, whether they did it or not; many of their parents had never heard of it.

The same seems to be true of manmade cannabinoids. The terms at the top of the page are unfamiliar to many of us. We need to be aware.

Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo called for stronger health department regulations to limit the sale of synthetic cannabinoids. The department had banned sale and possession of bath salts three years ago and the new regulations are to expand the current list of banned substances.

We urge quick approval of the new regulations by the state’s Public Health and Health Planning Council so they can be enforced.

In the meantime, we urge those using synthetic pot, or those who are tempted to, not to. New Yorkers struggling with addiction can call the state’s toll-free hotline, which operates day and night all week long, at 1-877-846-7369.

Summer’s mother wanted to share her story so others could learn from it — not just about synthetic pot, but more important lessons. The story she bravely told is one of a girl who was deeply wounded by sexual abuse in her childhood; she was repeatedly assaulted by someone she should have been able to trust. Summer’s is the story of a person who struggled long and hard to overcome her addiction.

We remember meeting Summer all those years ago because her care filled up the room. Her mother wants to stop the stigma that comes with drug addiction. She has made a brave start on our pages.

We hope parents and children will learn from her story.

“Her life was worth so much more than how it ended up,” Summer’s mother told us. “If there’s one child that could be helped by this, then it’s worthwhile to tell the story.”

To us, the courage and love shown by Summer and her mother offer more hope than the angel that still stands in Altamont.

— Melissa Hale-Spencer