Aphrodisiacs May Kill You

After a man died from poisoning caused by an aphrodisiac he used made out of toad venom, New York health officials are warning the public to stir clear from this illegal aphrodisiacs that are becoming popular.

The city's poison control issued this warning after they received a medical report from a local hospital indicating that a 35-year-old man who consumed a hard, brown substance believed to have been toad aphrodisiac. The product, usually sold under names likes Piedra, Love Stone, Jamaican Stone, Black Stone and Chinese Rock, are becoming popular and readily available in many sex shops and neighborhood stores.

The products popularity got higher even after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned them from being sold to th public.

City health officials stated that the victim was admitted to the hospital after complaining chest and abdominal pain. He died only two days after. They also said that this was cause by one of the ingredients of the aphrodisiac, Bufo genus, which contains chemicals that can disrupt heart rhythms.

The aphrodisiac was supposed to have been applied to the skin, not eaten, but authorities said even that use can be harmful. People should just not use them.

That same product have also killed a 40-year-old man from Brooklyn in 2002, and four others in the earlt 1990s. Another 17-year-old boy also got seriously ill from using the product but was able to survive after extensive medication and treatments.