Common Garden Plant Gets You High, Could Cause Serious Health Problems

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Common Garden Plant Gets You High, Could Cause Serious Health Problems

Story Created: Nov 5, 2009 at 1:52 PM CST

Story Updated: Nov 5, 2009 at 1:52 PM CST

Parents, be on the lookout for a plant called jimson weed.

Five Arkansas high school students had to be rushed to the hospital after eating the plants seeds. Officials said they are known to get people high, but if too much is ingested it can be deadly. Some symptoms include high fever, blindness and coma.

Jimson weed is commonly found in fertile fields, gardens and barn lots. The seeds look like tomato seeds. They are black, ridged and flat.

The teens are expected to be okay.

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