The Dane County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement Monday informing the community of a new hallucinogenic drug named 251- NBOMe after two area high school students overdosed on the drug and were hospitalized.
One of the students may have long-term physical damage from the overdose, the press release said. The drug is also known as “Smiles” or “N-Bomb.”
The drug can be most commonly found on blotter paper, and consumers of the drug compared its effects to LSD, the sheriff’s office said in the release. The drug can be snorted, injected or inhaled.
Researchers first discovered 251-NBOMe while looking for compounds to treat depression and schizophrenia, according to the release.
The sheriff’s office said that adverse effects of 251-NBOMe include aggression, hypertension and seizures.
The sheriff’s office is encouraging citizens to educate themselves about hallucinogenic drugs and to discuss dangers of the drugs with their children, the release said.
