People are seizing, being intubated after eating microdose chocolates
People are seizing, being intubated after eating microdose chocolates
"Extreme caution" urged as at least 8 people in 4 states sickened, 6 hospitalized.
It's not entirely clear what is in the chocolates or what could be causing the illnesses. The FDA said it was working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as America's Poison Centers to "determine the cause of these illnesses and is considering the appropriate next steps."
On its website, Diamond Shruumz says that its chocolate bars contain a "primo proprietary blend of nootropic and functional mushrooms." The website also contains reports of laboratory analyses on their products, some of which indicate the absence of select known fungal toxins and compounds such as the hallucinogen psilocybin and cannabinoids.
My guess is that they accidentally grew/used the wrong type of mushroom. PCR tests on the bars will tell us for sure.
Second, really really shitty of the article to imply these bars have cannabis or psilocybin when they do not have either of these compounds according to the manufacturer's website.
they do not have either of these compounds
Instead what many of these "shroom" products do is use other kinds of fungus that is known to cause altered states and hallicinations, such as the perfectly legal Amanita Muscaria, which if you're not familiar is that iconic red mushroom with white spots, which you may have also been taught is extremely toxic.
It is, but in low doses it can bring about states of relaxation or sleepiness and the head-shops and shady online dealers sell the stuff promising to get you "high." The trip from a high dose of Amanita Muscaria is akin to torture people have said, so if people are eating whole bags of this shit trying to get high, they're poisoning themselves and having horrible experiences.
An amanita species being mixed in accidentally is actually exactly what I suspect happened to their bars. But there are many many other mushrooms that could do this too. Per their product page, there's no amanita in these, either. Mushrooms also tend to absorb toxins, pesticides, and heavy metals, so they may be the right species but otherwise contaminated as well. Many options.
I was wondering how they’d manage to sell them without getting slammed by FDA and law enforcement. Of course it doesn’t contain the real deal! I’d guess you’re right about the mushroom strain, or at least some contamination occurred.
I haven't had these bars, but I've had many similar "shroom" products. A lot of the time they'll use real mushrooms like lion's mane for the flavor and weak "it's healthy" claims. While I don't know what the psychoactive plants they use, they're typically legal plant sources of DMT. One of the products I buy even lists a couple plants from their proprietary blend, and includes roots from a cousin of ayahuasca. Well, other plants in that same genus are poisonous.
They don't contain anything like that: https://diamondshruumz.com/shop/chocolate-bars/dark-chocolate/
No they do not! Our Diamond Shruumz products are meticulously crafted with a proprietary blend of natural ingredients. There is no presence of psilocybin, amanita or any scheduled drugs, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience. Rest assured, our treats are not only free from psychedelic substances but our carefully crafted ingredients still offer an experience. This allows you to indulge in a uniquely crafted blend designed for your pleasure and peace of mind.
Second, really really shitty of the article to imply these bars have cannabis or psilocybin
Do they imply that? Doesn't seem like it to me. They quote the website where the company says
The website also contains reports of laboratory analyses on their products, some of which indicate the absence of select known fungal toxins and compounds such as the hallucinogen psilocybin and cannabinoids.
Then they say the company did not respond to a request for comment before press.
Dr. Beth Mole does good reporting (you can look at her past articles about Covid, for example), it seems there is limited information about this currently.
PCR tests on the bars will tell us for sure
That sounds like some "science hippie" words.
I say they should give the chocolates to the folks that run things in Texas. They're good at making decisions using only their gut.EDIT: well, that's what I get for not putting a /s on my comment
What? PCR is used constantly every day by the CDC and in the medical industry to identify species (usually pathogenic) via genes. Kary Mullis got a Nobel prize for it. It's literally as mundane as any other lab test now.
Kids just need to get a hold of the real thing. These candies do not contain psilocybin rather a chemical cocktail meant to emulate its effects. I’ve tried the fake stuff and it sucks compared to real psilocybin.
Some of them are legal plant sources of DMT, and those ones are good. Of course they still advertise themselves as shroom bullshit though
These don't have DMT
These internet chocolates never contain mushrooms according to everyone I've known or read about who have had them. If you're lucky you get 4-aco-dmt which is safe and hard to tell apart from the real thing. This is an unregulated market and no one else cares about your health. Be careful out there.
We've had a spate of mushroom related "events" in Australia. Seems to be centred around Melbourne.
Of course it's entirely possible that nothing except reporting has changed, but that would mean that "journalists" do actual research, but that doesn't pay for clicks, so who knows what reality is.
Very weird product. Sold as "micro dosing", but there's absolutely no information about what exactly you're dosing. None of the mushrooms in the recipe are psychotropic.
But the branding is heavily implying that you will be high, and even encourages large doses, with a graphic of bloodshot eye for reference.
So either this stuff is cheaply-made snake oil that doesn't dose you with anything meaningful, and they just poisoned everyone with some sort of bacteria from dirty equipment, or they are adding some sort of drug to the product that is leading to extreme side effects.
My brother went from touting the benefits of microdosing to taking massive doses (we're talking total disassociation) within a month because of these ads. The other day he wrote about how he had his wife with him to make sure nothing went wrong, but she fell asleep.
I've done shrooms on occasion and it's fun, but these ads are fucking people up in more ways than one.
The mushrooms in the article above do not contain psilocybin in their recipe fyi
I don't know what exactly he takes, I just know he takes mushroom gummies he orders from some Facebook ad he saw and he has big hallucinatory trips.
It's almost like these candies contain something unexpected