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I'M A Pirate! Lasting Drug Psychosis
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY replied on Mon Oct 4, 2004 @ 4:01am |
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'Pirate' in hospital after ingesting garden plant 28 September 2004 A man who believed he was a pirate at sea when he was actually a prisoner in the Dunedin police cells has been admitted to Dunedin Hospital after his drug-induced pyschosis failed to wear off. The man was found naked on the roof of a South Dunedin building at 10am on Sunday and taken to the Dunedin Police Station. Police inquiries have revealed that on Saturday the man drank the juice of a garden plant, a substance which is a Class A drug, Senior Sergeant Steve Aitken said. While in custody he appeared to believe he was a pirate at sea and was using a rolled-up magazine as a telescope. Twenty-four hours later, 48 hours after taking the substance, the man was still heavily affected by the drug. "He was exhibiting quite bizarre behaviour overnight. He appeared quite agitated and excited." A medical team was called to the station to examine the man and a decision was made to admit him to Dunedin Hospital. "There are concerns among the medical experts that these types of substances can cause permanent or semi-permanent psychosis," Mr Aitken said. He urged other people to learn from the man's misfortunes. "If he thought he was a bird rather than a pirate when he was on that roof the consequences could have been disastrous." The man was due to appear in Dunedin District Court this week charged with disorderly behaviour, but that date would be reassessed. National Poison Centre specialist Lisa Matthews said ingesting a plant containing the toxin mescaline - the active ingredient in some common garden plants - was like playing "Russian roulette". "You are not going to know how much the dose is or how you will respond to it and these sorts of psychosis-induced disorders can occur with small amounts the first time it is taken," she said The man in hospital was an extreme case and might be suffering from post-hallucinogen perception disorder, which included perception changes, anxiety, panic, phobias and depression. "Doctors will be able to determine if it is the effects of the drug or one of the long-term effects," Ms Matthews said. Other chronic effects were prolonged psychotic reactions, similar to schizophrenia, and flashbacks which had been reported to happen up to 10 times a day, most common after 18 months after use. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lady replied on Mon Oct 4, 2004 @ 4:09am |
 Coolness: 182635 | arrrrrr mayte! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lone_Star replied on Mon Oct 4, 2004 @ 9:23am |
 Coolness: 153160 | If he did get these effects permanently... he should have thought he was a bird afterall. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» daFTWin replied on Mon Oct 4, 2004 @ 12:19pm |
 Coolness: 276540 | Originally posted by POISONED CANDY...
"If he thought he was a bird rather than a pirate when he was on that roof the consequences could have been disastrous." Sure is a good thing he thought he was a pirate alright... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente replied on Mon Oct 4, 2004 @ 12:21pm |
 Coolness: 299430 | i love pirates |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente replied on Mon Oct 4, 2004 @ 12:22pm |
| Coolness: 299430 | damn! we missed talk like a pirate day! it wqas september 19 :( |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lone_Star replied on Mon Oct 4, 2004 @ 12:57pm |
| Coolness: 153160 | Why that day more than an other? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente replied on Mon Oct 4, 2004 @ 7:08pm |
| Coolness: 299430 | [ www.talklikeapirate.com ] will answer all your talklikeapirate questions |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Mon Oct 4, 2004 @ 7:14pm |
 Coolness: 201330 | since when do you find mescaline in garden plants? Sounds more like he ate some datura or something... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lady replied on Tue Oct 5, 2004 @ 1:19am |
| Coolness: 182635 | he was a pirate.. pirates are crazy!!! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» beercrack replied on Tue Oct 5, 2004 @ 12:11pm |
 Coolness: 71540 | vikings are usually a little more responsible |
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