Vermont health officials warn against consuming psychoactive mushroom gummies [View all]
https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-07-23/health-officials-warn-against-consuming-psychoactive-mushroom-gummies
Vermont health officials warn against consuming psychoactive mushroom gummies
Vermont Public | By Peter Hirschfeld
Published July 23, 2024 at 5:03 PM EDT
The Department of Health is warning Vermonters not to buy or consume the mushroom gummies that are now being sold in at least one retail location in Vermont.
According to Vermont's Deputy Health Commissioner Kelly Dougherty, the products contain a legal but psychotropic compound produced by the Amanita muscaria mushroom.
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That product can depress your central nervous system, which is probably why people want to take it, but can also cause confusion or dizziness, agitation, and other symptoms, she told Vermont Public Tuesday. You dont know how potent it is, and you dont know what other ingredients are in there.
The federal Food and Drug Administration recently issued a recall for a brand of mushroom gummy called Diamond Shruumz, after the product was linked to illnesses and hospitalizations.
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