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Teenager dies in magic mushroom incident

Monday 04 August 2008

An 18-year-old man in The Hague has died after jumping out of a window in his home while under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms, reports ANP news service.

The teenager was taken to hospital on Sunday with severe injuries and died an hour later, police told ANP.

The number of incidents related to the use of so-called magic mushrooms has increased over the last few years, especially in Amsterdam where many tourists take them without realising their effects.

In March last year, a 17-year old French girl died after taking magic mushrooms and jumping off a bridge in Amsterdam.

According to Amsterdam health service figures, ambulances were called out to deal with mushroom-related incidents 128 times in 2006.

At present the sale of dried mushrooms is forbidden, but fresh mushrooms are still available in so-called smart shops.

However, last autumn the government agreed to a total on hallucinogenic mushrooms and a new law is currently going through parliamentary procedures.

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great...more ammo for the anti mush crowd, just what we needed. why cant these people just take shrooms and chill, whats with the suicididal tendencies, i never had anything even close to that happen to me....

No chance mushies will stay legal now, I'd be surprised if they're still available come the end of the year.

why do f-ing morons like this guy ruin it for everybody else.

A few more cretins kill themselves and we won't even be able to buy them fresh anymore.

bushwalt wrote:why do f-ing morons like this guy ruin it for everybody else.

A few more cretins kill themselves and we won't even be able to buy them fresh anymore.

I doubt he planned on jumping out of a window when he took them.