Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!
Friends recall 'terrifying' experience
after trying imitation pot
October 24, 2010 - wral.com
Cary, N.C. — Daniel Carr, 23, remembers the night his heart began
racing uncontrollably. Nearby, his 18-year-old friend Austin Walker
experienced similar symptoms, started hallucinating and collapsed on
the ground.
The friends were rushed to a hospital after smoking an herbal incense
known as K2, and now they want to warn others about the dangers.
“It was possibly the most terrifying experience I’ve ever had,” said
Carr.
“It was the worst thing I’ve ever experienced,” added Walker, who says
he nearly died.
The friends were at Carr’s parents’ house in Cary last month when they
decided to try K2, an herbal product known as man-made marijuana or
legal pot, which is legal in North Carolina.
“It’s just an herbal product, so they didn’t see any harm in it, and
what happened the rest of the night was a nightmare for everybody,”
said Cindy Carr, Daniel’s mother.
Tim Carr held his son’s friend after the teen collapsed near the back
deck.
“I had to literally sit with him and hold tight. I mean, he was so
tense, you know. It was almost cutting off my circulation,” Tim Carr
said.
The Carr family said they don’t want this to happen to anyone else.
The K2 product goes by various names, including spice and black mamba,
and is sold at several area smoke shops and convenience stores. It has
similar properties to the THC in marijuana and comes with a disclaimer:
“Not for human consumption.”
A local couple, who did not want to be identified, said they and many
of their friends have smoked K2. One of those friends was rushed to Rex
Hospital and died Saturday night, they said.
“It basically feels like your heart is beating 10 million miles an
hour,” said the anonymous couple. “I would say out of the 20 people
(whom) I talked to since 7:30 yesterday, 17 had said that they had
tried it or one of their friends had tried it.”
Those who've had frightening experiences with the product are urging
lawmakers to take a closer look, and some lawmakers have already talked
about banning the product.
“It should not be (legal), absolutely not. It boggles my mind that it
still is,” Carr said. “This is far deadlier than anything that I have
ever experienced.”
WRAL tried to get a response Sunday night from a shop owner who sells
K2. The man, who did not want to be identified, said he has heard too
many bad things about K2 and is pulling it from his shelves.
John Huffman, a Clemson University chemist who developed the product
while doing pharmaceutical research, told WRAL News last month that the
research did not shed any light on the safety of the product and that
he is not responsible for its recreational use.
The back clearly says it's not for human consumption, if he thinks that means it's safe then he's an idiot.
-------------------- "The Edge... There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
that reminds me of this fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="[flash=425,344]http://www.youtube.com/v/CU6AVtQethw&
ODing from JWH is pretty damn scary, but they are a bunch of bitches. Try eating a 10 strip and watch as everything keeps repeating itself on a loop and you really start to think you lost your mind for several hours. That is true fear, buncha pussies. That's what happens though when morons try new things.
Quote: fapjack said: ODing from JWH is pretty damn scary, but they are a bunch of bitches. Try eating a 10 strip and watch as everything keeps repeating itself on a loop and you really start to think you lost your mind for several hours.
Right, so he is a doctor and know this for a fact, or did he just "ASSUME" he was dying and "ASSUME" that means he nearly died. Being alive means you are nearly dead, so shut up already.
Quote: “It should not be (legal), absolutely not. It boggles my mind that it still is,” Carr said. “This is far deadlier than anything that I have ever experienced"
Yeah, better ban acetone, you know what happens if you drink that? You better ban guns, you know what happens if you shoot yourself in the head?
koods said: Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus. Life-long trip report