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Toad Venom Aphrodisiac Kills NYC Man

'There is no safe way to use' love drug that upsets heart rhythms

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(Newser) – New York City officials warned people today to avoid a toad venom-based aphrodisiac that recently killed a man, the AP reports. The illegal love drug, often sold as Jamaican Stone or Chinese Rock, is harmful whether ingested or applied to the skin. "There is no definitely safe way to use it,” one official said. Similar drugs have killed at least five New Yorkers since the early 1990s.

A group of frogs wait their turn to be liquidized.
A group of frogs wait their turn to be liquidized.   (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A Peruvian frog juice vendor shows her ingredient in front of her restaurant in Lima.She says frog juice is good for asthma, anaemia, brain activity and is also used as a powerful aphrodisiac.
A Peruvian frog juice vendor shows her ingredient in front of her restaurant in Lima.She says frog juice is good for asthma, anaemia, brain activity and is also used as a powerful aphrodisiac.   (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Black Stone, one of the names of an illegal substance made from toad venom and sold as an aphrodisiac. Health officials are warning New Yorkers to stay away from the substance.
Black Stone, one of the names of an illegal substance made from toad venom and sold as an aphrodisiac. Health officials are warning New Yorkers to stay away from the substance.   (AP Photo/NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
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