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Be warned, do not try the toad venom.
Fri May 23, 3:01 PM ET
This undated photo provided by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shows 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, sold at sex shops and neighborhood stores under names including Piedra, Love Stone, Jamaican Stone, Black Stone and Chinese Rock, after the product apparently killed a 35-year-old man.
(AP Photo/NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
Fri May 23, 3:01 PM ET
This undated photo provided by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shows 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, sold at sex shops and neighborhood stores under names including Piedra, Love Stone, Jamaican Stone, Black Stone and Chinese Rock, after the product apparently killed a 35-year-old man.
(AP Photo/NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)