Jimson weed suspected in Pueblo hospital cases From: The Gazette | Date: October 16, 1999| Author: | Copyright 1999 The Gazette. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Some youngsters in Pueblo have learned that a common weed can pack a dangerous - and potentially deadly - wallop.

In the last several days, a handful of patients suspected of having consumed jimson weed were admitted to St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo. The patients, who came in separately, ranged in age from 15 to 20, said Dave Trudell, public relations coordinator for St. Mary-Corwin.

"We don't know if they drank it, if they swallowed it or if they smoked it," Trudell said. The suspicion, he added, is that the jimson weed, which can be abused as a hallucinogen, was mixed in with ...

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