Notes from the Field: Schedule I Substances Identified in Nootropic Gummies Containing Amanita muscaria or Other Mushrooms - Charlottesville, Virginia, 2023-2024

Published on July 18, 2024

This report describes five people who required hospital evaluation after ingesting Nootropic gummies labeled to contain A. muscaria but instead contained unlabeled, potentially harmful substances.

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