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25I-NBOMe is a relatively new substance, and little is known about its pharmacological risks or its interaction with other substances. The [[LD50]] has not yet been determined.<ref name="Fatalities / Deaths"> "Fatalities / Deaths". Erowid. April 26 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013. | http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2ci_nbome/2ci_nbome_death.shtml</ref> [[ | 25I-NBOMe is a relatively new substance, and little is known about its pharmacological risks or its interaction with other substances. The [[LD50]] has not yet been determined.<ref name="Fatalities / Deaths"> "Fatalities / Deaths". Erowid. April 26 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013. | http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2ci_nbome/2ci_nbome_death.shtml</ref> [[PsychonautWiki]] advises that due to 25I-NBOMe extreme potency it should not be snorted as this method of administration appears to have led to several deaths in the past year.<ref>http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2ci_nbome/2ci_nbome.shtml/</ref> | ||
It came to media attention in early 2012 after a cluster of seven non-fatal [[overdose]]s with the drug were reported in or around Richmond, Virginia.<ref name="Kids overdosing on new drug"> "Kids overdosing on new drug. Laura Geller, WWBT NBC12, Feb 18, 2012 | http://www.nbc12.com/story/16964534/kids-overdosing-on-new-drug</ref><ref name="New street drug"> New street drug causing concern among medics. Vanessa Araiza, WBRC, Feb 28, 2012 | http://www.wsfa.com/story/16977573/new-street-drug-causing-concern-among-medics</ref> As of May 2013, 25I-NBOMe has reportedly led to five overdose deaths in the United States.<ref name="NY Daily news"> New drug N-bomb hits the street, terrifying parents, troubling cops | http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-synthetic-hallucinogen-n-bomb-killing-users-cops-article-1.1336327</ref> In June 2012, two teens in Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota fatally overdosed on a substance that was allegedly 25I-NBOMe, resulting in lengthy sentences for two of the parties involved and a Federal indictment against the Texas based online vendor.<ref name="NY Daily news"> Breaking Bad: Digital Drug Sales, Analog Drug Deaths. Craig Malisow, Houston Press, March 13, 2013 | http://www.houstonpress.com/2013-03-14/news/motion-research-charles-carlton/</ref> | It came to media attention in early 2012 after a cluster of seven non-fatal [[overdose]]s with the drug were reported in or around Richmond, Virginia.<ref name="Kids overdosing on new drug"> "Kids overdosing on new drug. Laura Geller, WWBT NBC12, Feb 18, 2012 | http://www.nbc12.com/story/16964534/kids-overdosing-on-new-drug</ref><ref name="New street drug"> New street drug causing concern among medics. Vanessa Araiza, WBRC, Feb 28, 2012 | http://www.wsfa.com/story/16977573/new-street-drug-causing-concern-among-medics</ref> As of May 2013, 25I-NBOMe has reportedly led to five overdose deaths in the United States.<ref name="NY Daily news"> New drug N-bomb hits the street, terrifying parents, troubling cops | http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-synthetic-hallucinogen-n-bomb-killing-users-cops-article-1.1336327</ref> In June 2012, two teens in Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota fatally overdosed on a substance that was allegedly 25I-NBOMe, resulting in lengthy sentences for two of the parties involved and a Federal indictment against the Texas based online vendor.<ref name="NY Daily news"> Breaking Bad: Digital Drug Sales, Analog Drug Deaths. Craig Malisow, Houston Press, March 13, 2013 | http://www.houstonpress.com/2013-03-14/news/motion-research-charles-carlton/</ref> |