Talk about a bad trip.
Though all five people were eventually released from hospital, the child did require an overnight stay.
Although legal, some doctors have called for a public health response to the unregulated sale of mushroom species.
Gummies that contained illegal hallucinogens were advertised as containing Amanita muscaria mushrooms, a legal species that can be toxic.© Tabish Hassan Khan via Shutterstock
ManyAmanita muscariaand muscimol products are sold and marketed masquerading as food products or dietary supplements, they wrote.
The UVA researchers released theirfindingsin a CDCMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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The drug’s maker, however, claims that it remains safe and effective.