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 Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms
#6963458 - 05/24/07 10:01 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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http://www.telstra.co.nz/newsfeed/news_item.cfm?id=123013
A Hamilton woman is dead after eating magic mushrooms.
Police say the 23-year-old died late last night. The case has been referred to the coroner.
The active ingredient in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, is classified as an illegal class A drug. It has effects similar to LSD.
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 Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: b0red5tiff]
#6963494 - 05/24/07 10:05 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4072664a10.html
Senior Sergeant Marcus Lynam, of Hamilton police, said the woman died at 10pm yesterday after consuming "a quantity" of magic mushrooms.
He warned the public of the dangers of the mushrooms, which contain an active ingredient classified as an illegal class A controlled drug.
The compounds in the mushrooms were psychedelics and caused a loss of reality and possibly paranoia. They can induce a "bad trip" and can be fatal.
"Under no circumstances should magic mushrooms be consumed," he said.
Mr Lynam said there was also danger in consuming any unknown wild mushroom.
Investigations were continuing to determine the exact cause of the woman's death and the matter had been referred to the coroner.
Police do not intend to release the woman's name.
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: b0red5tiff]
#6963589 - 05/24/07 10:22 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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this makes no sense...surely a freak adverse reaction...even the wrong mushrooms shouldnt result in collapse and instantaneous death
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: b0red5tiff]
#6963655 - 05/24/07 10:34 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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Proof? I'd like to see some evidence that this was a magic mushroom the woman consumed that killed her (or just a look-a-like), and that this was the only possible cause of death for the woman.
Oh, yeah: "Woman dies from magic mushroom."...And I'm the Jolly Green Giant, but wait...I haven't given any proof, so I shouldn't be publishing it as fact until I can back it up.
From my knowledge of Psilocybin containing mushrooms, especially native to North America, there aren't any psychedelic mushrooms that can kill you.
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: DanielVX]
#6963742 - 05/24/07 10:59 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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I agree, where is the proof? this just seems like another one of those "oh "drugs" were involved... that solves everything, just blame the mushrooms" bullshit if you ask me.
"Under no circumstances should magic mushrooms be consumed," he said.
"under no circumstances should anyone listen to Senior Sergeant Marcus Lynam, of Hamilton police"
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: Varman]
#6963950 - 05/24/07 11:50 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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Bull fucking shit.
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: b0red5tiff]
#6964075 - 05/25/07 12:21 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: nub]
#6964138 - 05/25/07 12:36 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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Psh, there is absolutely no way this woman died of acute psilocybin/psilocin toxicity. There may be an off chance she died of an allergic reaction to the mushrooms. More likely, she took shrooms, probably amongst other things and did something stupid resulting in her death, which was subsequently blamed on the mushrooms. Again, absolutely NO FUCKING WAY she died of psilocybin toxicity.
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: b0red5tiff]
#6964184 - 05/25/07 12:56 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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Its propaganda. They haven't even established any identity, with which one could confirm that the woman actually died. 
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: fireworks_god]
#6964301 - 05/25/07 01:52 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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they obviously need to do an autopsy before identifying what actually killed her. They're jumping to the conclusion that it was from the same thing that her friends had eaten. Yet since they were all picking them wild and so easily could have have picked different kinds between them this suggests this is amature journalism. Yet why can I, far from a journalist see this and they can't?
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 Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: treeyei]
#6964429 - 05/25/07 02:59 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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Here's an expanded version of it
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10441753
Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms
10:47AM Friday May 25, 2007
By Simon O'Rourke
A woman died last night after consuming a quantity of magic mushrooms.
Hamilton Police senior sergeant Marcus Lynam said investigations were continuing to determine the exact cause of death, although the matter had already been referred to the coroner.
He said: "She was with a group of people that went out and picked the mushrooms, Further investigations are continuing in to where they got the mushrooms from. They have come back home and consumed them."
The woman, a 23-year-old Hamilton student, had walked outside with friends and was on her way to another house when she collapsed.
An ambulance was called, and CPR administered. She was taken to Waikato Hospital's Accident and Emergency department. However, her condition deteriorated rapidly, and she was dead by 10pm.
It is not known how many people were in the group that included the girl. They had congregated at a house in Hamilton East when the tragedy unfolded.
Mr Lynam would not rule out the possibility that drug charges would be laid against the remaining people at the address.
Nobody else in the group fell sick. The ambulance was called when it became evident the woman was in serious trouble, Mr Lynam said.
The girl's parents, who also live in Hamilton but at another address, are said to be devastated.
Other next of kin are still in the process of being notified and police were not prepared to release the name of the dead woman at this stage.
The active ingredient in magic mushrooms is classified as an illegal class A controlled drug. It has hallucinogenic properties.
"At this time of the year mushrooms sprout everywhere, including magic mushrooms, be they in people's yards or where ever else," Mr Lynam said.
He warned of the dangers of all wild fungi, including toadstools, which children could easily consume unwittingly.
As everyone pointed out, it's a bit premature to be making assumptions about the culprit being psilocybin. They should wait until the autopsy has been completed before screaming it in out the national newspapers. There are no other details apart from some 23 year old girl collapsed on the way to her house. From what?
It also amazes me (well, I'm not TOO surprised) about the comments : "Mr Lynam would not rule out the possibility that drug charges would be laid against the remaining people at the address."
What nice blokes. Let's kick everyone while they're down. Besides, I assume they ate most of their evidence, or at least the evidence is long gone by now. What are they planning to charge them with? "Past possession of a natural substance that grows pretty much everywhere in Autumn?"
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: Sheepish]
#6964506 - 05/25/07 04:28 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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maybe she had a heart problem and it was triggered by the euphoria of shrooms, in which case it's believable. OR maybe the shrooms were contaminated but that wouldn't explain why the others were fine.
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: ArcofaJourney]
#6964633 - 05/25/07 06:38 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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SCARE TACTIC, sall it is what he is rly saying is. a woman took mushrooms and beings not of this demention told her that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves. and she left the material world and is now at the highest level of knowledge. see lol the who that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one conciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves is bill hicks a great man
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: b0red5tiff]
#6964805 - 05/25/07 08:14 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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We should find actual medical proof that their is virtualy no toxicity level to psilocybin and that she did not die from magic mushrooms. Then forward that information to the editor to atleast make them aware of their assumptions. Most likely she died from mis-identifying a poisonous mushroom as a magic mushroom. Email the Herald newsdesk with any further information.
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: Cowgold]
#6964839 - 05/25/07 08:37 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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"Psilocybin and psilocin are noteworthy in that their molecular structures are very similar to chemicals present in the human brain. Psilocin, for example, differs from the human neurotransmitter serotonin (designated 5-hydroxytryptamine) by only one hydroxy molecule. In this respect, the mushrooms are mirror images of the human brain. Psilocybin is the phosphoric acid ester of psilocin and is the only known indole derivative occurring in nature that contains this novel phosphoric acid radical. The phosphoric acid is considered "dead weight" and does not contribute to the compound's psychedelic effects. Its presence does, however, stabilize the compound. Conversely, psilocin, which lacks this phosphoric radical, is extremely unstable and sensitive to oxidation. It is 1.4 times as active as psilocybin, a ratio corresponding to the molecular weights of the compounds."
"Serotonin syndrome is caused by increased serotonin in the central nervous system." "potentially life-threatening"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_syndrome
That would be crazy if she died of serotonin syndrome.
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: b0red5tiff]
#6964858 - 05/25/07 08:49 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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"In 1978, Jonathan Ott reported that the "Ld50 (lethal dosage) in mice for psilocybin has been determined to be 280 mg/kg, oral ingestion", thereby assuming that a person of average weight (i.e. 70 kg/155 lb) person, "would have to ingest l9.6 grams of [the extracted chemical] psilocybin to produce death."
http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/magic_mushrooms_aunz/magic_mushrooms_aunz3.shtml
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: Cowgold]
#6964921 - 05/25/07 09:19 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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Done. Thanks for the link, dude. I asked them if they do any real journalism in their shop, or just copy articles straight off the police blotter. Idiots. I don't anticipate a reply...
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: SillyButtons]
#6965127 - 05/25/07 10:22 AM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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"Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms"
I'm pretty sure that she died after doing a lot of other things too.
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: ralphroks]
#6965614 - 05/25/07 12:41 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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My ex-girlfriend use to get a very bad reaction to psilocybin mushrooms. She couldn't eat them period. She would get all pale, cold, shivery, light headed, heart racing and nauseous. So you guys should calm the fuck down with the outrage of this story. In most people mushrooms are perfectly safe. But few people could have some bad side effects whether its an allergy, or serotonin syndrome. All this over compensating for drug war propaganda isn't helping anyone either.
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Re: Woman dies after eating magic mushrooms [Re: stew248]
#6965664 - 05/25/07 12:54 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
stew248 said:
But few people could have some bad side effects whether its an allergy, or serotonin syndrome.
yah... bad effects. Just like your tripping girlfriend. A lot of girls(and guys) arent stable enough to handle a good trip but its most definitely not going to kill them! ever! They may kill themselves or die because of something stupid they do while on mushrooms.
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