Mushroom-related incidents rise

Ambulances were called to deal with 128 incidents involving hallucinogenic mushrooms in Amsterdam last year, almost double the 2005 total, the city’s health authority (GGD) said on Friday.


Most incidents involve young foreign tourists, the GGD said. In March a 17-year-old French girl died after jumping off a bridge under the influence of mushrooms.

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