Dogs Licking Cane toads to get high, and then kill you
A stupid, risky way to try to get high is toto licking.Do you know how stupid and risky it is, and how high you could get?Let's squeeze some toads.
It isn't just any toad that will get you high.A lot of dogs have been sent on bad trips by the cane toad.The stuff that can be sniffed, injected, or eaten to get people hallucinating is produced by it and its general family.
The stuff is called 5-methoxy-N.A lot of feel-good substance is released into the body when the chemical gets into it.Most people who take 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine do so in pure form.It isn't licked off the back of a thing that sleeps in a soup of water and alligator urine.
The toad doesn't want to get people high, so it makes some other stuff.One of the chemicals it produces could be used to treat people.Digitalis, the chemical produced by the foxglove, is a cardiotoxic steroid.People with irregular heartbeats can be treated with Digitalis.There isn't much difference between a dose that saves a person's life and one that kills them, as toads are not known for their mastery of pharmacology.A toad's version of the toxin causes a person or animal to have a rapid heart rate.The toxin causes irregular heartbeat, seizures, and death.
Toads produce substances that weaken muscles and cause extreme nausea.The effect of toad licking can cause a person to have vivid hallucinations, a racing heart, and muscles too weak to carry their constantly-vomiting body to the bathroom.