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Hallucinogens

Amanita muscaria and Salvia divinorum products are sold as gummies, vapes, chocolates, sprays, extracts, and herbal packets while carrying real risks for poisoning, hallucinations, panic, injury, and unsafe behavior.

Recognize the Products Help Your Community

These products are often presented as legal, natural, or playful alternatives, but their effects can be intense and medically serious.

Amanita muscaria products may contain muscimol and ibotenic acid, which can cause altered perception, confusion, vomiting, agitation, seizures, loss of consciousness, and hospitalization. Salvia divinorum contains salvinorin A, a potent hallucinogen that can cause rapid disorientation, hallucinations, impaired coordination, panic, and dangerous behavior.

Hallucinogens community members should recognize

These substances may appear in gummies, vapes, chocolates, shots, sprays, dried leaf, extracts, tinctures, or small retail packets. The concern is not traditional plant use in every setting. The concern is modern retail products with concentrated ingredients, unclear dosing, undisclosed combinations, and inadequate safety warnings.

AMANITA MUSCARIA Mushroom products sold as gummies, vapes, shots, and chocolates. Risks include poisoning, confusion, hallucinations, vomiting, seizures, loss of consciousness, and adulteration. SALVIA DIVINORUM Potent hallucinogenic plant sold as dried leaf, extracts, and sprays. Risks include sudden disorientation, panic, impaired coordination, falls, accidents, and unsafe behavior.

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Illnesses were reported in the 2024 Diamond Shruumz outbreak investigation linked to mushroom edible products.

Hospitalizations were reported in that outbreak, showing that retail “mushroom” products can cause serious harm.

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Smoked or vaporized salvia can take effect rapidly, creating sudden disorientation and accident risk.

Recognize warning signs and respond

Product red flags

Claims such as “magic,” “shroom,” “legal mushroom,” “microdose,” “euphoria,” “trip,” “dream,” “stage,” “extreme,” or “plant medicine.”
Products sold as gummies, vapes, chocolates, shots, sprays, dried leaf, extracts, powders, or small retail packets.
Labels that do not clearly disclose active ingredients, dose per serving, warnings, or interaction risks.
Combination products, especially Amanita plus delta-8, delta-9, kratom, kava, blue lotus, caffeine, or mushroom blends.
Branding that looks playful, candy-like, spiritual, or wellness-oriented while producing intoxication or hallucinations.

What community members can do

Save the package or take clear photos of the front label, ingredient panel, warnings, lot number, and store display.
For immediate symptoms or accidental exposure, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222.
Call 911 for seizures, loss of consciousness, trouble breathing, severe confusion, chest pain, injury, or unsafe behavior.
Report serious reactions to FDA MedWatch and share concerns with local health departments.
Ask schools, parent groups, prevention coalitions, and civic leaders to educate families about these products.
Encourage local and state officials to review retail sale, labeling, warning, age restriction, and enforcement gaps.