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Two Children Hospitalized After Hallucinogenic Mushroom Chocolate

8/16/2026

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Two children, ages 5 and 6, were rushed to Galilee Medical Center’s pediatric emergency department after eating chocolate laced with hallucinogenic mushrooms.
They arrived with dilated pupils and hallucinations, prompting doctors to suspect Psilocybe or Panaeolus mushrooms and admit them to the pediatric intensive care unit.
Dr. Zvi Sheleg said treatment averted critical injury while Beterem-Safe Kids Israel reported seven child poisoning deaths in the country from 2016-2025.

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Two children, ages 5 and 6, were rushed to Galilee Medical Center’s pediatric emergency department after eating chocolate laced with hallucinogenic mushrooms.
They arrived with dilated pupils and hallucinations, prompting doctors to suspect Psilocybe or Panaeolus mushrooms and admit them to the pediatric intensive care unit.
Dr. Zvi Sheleg said treatment averted critical injury while Beterem-Safe Kids Israel reported seven child poisoning deaths in the country from 2016-2025.