Dr. Michael Moss couldn’t explain why an ICU patient was convulsing after eating a mushroomed-infused candy bar. Moss, a toxicologist at the University of Utah Hospital, began contacting poison centers across the country for help. He discovered similar cases were popping up: Patients with nausea, vomiting, agitation, seizures, loss of consciousness and other symptoms. There are now 130 documented illnesses – including two suspected deaths – all tied to the same brand of mushroom edibles, called Diamond Shruumz, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The edible’s maker said it has ceased production and distribution of the products, citing “toxic levels of muscimol,” the compound found in Amanita muscaria, the mushroom used to make the edible. But it’s still not clear that the mushroom is to blame for the illnesses. 🍄 Most toxicology labs didn’t have Amanita muscaria, a red-capped mushroom where muscimol is found, on their radar as they would for common street drugs. 🍄 The federal investigation found a synthetic version of psilocybin in the chocolate bars, which is not a controlled substance but could be considered illegal under federal law because of its similarity to psilocybin. 🍄 Amanita muscaria mushroom is poisonous, but there are not many documented reports of overdose and death. ➡️ Here’s what else our reporting turned up and what more you should know about these mushroom edibles. |
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