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DDR Presentation

• Frog Licking

Getting high on nature is taking on a whole new
meaning.
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BEWARE!
USA TODAYAugust 10, 1989 NATIONLINETOAD LICKERS
BEWARE The latest way to get high is toad
licking. A popular lick victim the Colorado
River Toad. When agitated, it secretes a
hallucinogenic chemical through its skin. But the
party practice could be fatal - some toads emit a
cardiac toxin. If you pick the wrong toad, you
won't only get high, you'll get dead,'' warns
University of Michigan amphibian expert Carl
Gans. Bufotenine is considered a controlled,
dangerous substance and is therefore illegal.
However, it is not against the law to own a
toad.   Licking toads will not give you warts or
produce a fairy prince, but it might get you
high.
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HOW IT STARTED
In recent years, toad licking has become popular
in the Australian outback, prompting Queensland's
government to classify toad slime as an illegal
substance under its Drug Misuse Act."That's how
this whole cycle started--a lack of dope in the
Australian outback," said Sager. "There, they are
killing the toads, drying the skins and making
tea. Yummy, huh?"This is what you call a
desperation high. It's the sort of thing you do
when you run out of dope," he added. "It's
bizarre behavior. Man has always found ways to
get (high), and he's found some weird ways to do
it."
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FROGS ARE POISONOUS

• The bright coloration of the poison dart frog
  serves as a warning to potential predators that
  it is one of the most poisonous animals on earth.
  From tiny pores in its skin, the frog secretes a
  defensive toxin that makes it unpalatable to
  curious predators and which could easily kill if
  injected into a human or other animal.

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BEWARE!
Colorado River Toads secrete a very poisonous
toxin that causes powerful hallucinations when
ingested and in large amounts may even be able to
kill a human. Curious dogs will often mouth the
toads and this can kill the dog if they are not
treated immediately. It isn't exactly an
epidemic, but the Drug Enforcement Administration
says toad licking is the latest way to
hallucinate.
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THE HIGH

• Coming on INSTANLY, you will feel a buzzing
  head-rush and notice a profound change in light
  and color perceptions. Acute closed-eye visual
  hallucinations are commonly reported. Effects
  last for 5 to 15 minutes, falling off rapidly.
  WARNING Venom smokers may experience.
• Licking toads will not give you warts or produce
  a fairy prince, but it might get you high.

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SMOKING FROGS

• The toad's venom is concentrated on the surface
  of it's skin, and that's why licking is
  dangerous. Smoking it is a different story,
  however. The toxic ingredient in toad venom is
  called bufotenine, which is burned off while
  smoking. After the toxic stuff is gone, what's
  left is the hallucinogen 5-MeO-DMT. THIS is what
  sends you to never-never land.
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• In order to get a smokeable sample, put the toad
  on a piece of glass (a pyrex baking dish works
  well) and rub the parotid glands behind it's
  eyes. This will irritate the toad, and it will
  secrete a milky fluid. Once there is a goodly
  amount of it, let it evaporate to a crystal and
  then scrape it with a razor blade and place it in
  a glass pipe for smoking.

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WARNING
Frog secretion induces powerful hallucinations,
dizziness and/or heart palpitations, possible
brain damage or even death. Physical injury can
result during the high.
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