at0m Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) http://miami.cbsloca...-on-bath-salts/ MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Rudy Eugene, the Causeway Cannibal who ate the face off a homeless man he attacked along the MacArthur Causeway, was apparently not high on bath salts or any other exotic street drug at the time of the attack, according to a report released Wednesday by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner.The news leaves law enforcement officials wondering what drove Eugene to strip off his clothes, attack homeless man Ronald Poppo, and chew off pieces of flesh from Poppo’s face. Speculation about the cause of Eugene’s rampage on Poppo’s face centered on drugs, specifically bath salts, after police union officials claimed an increase in bizarre behavior among people on the street using such drugs. The much-anticipated toxicology report released by Miami-Dade Medical Examiner Dr. Bruce Hyma found marijuana in Eugene’s system, something CBS4 News had previously reported, but no evidence of any other street drugs, alcohol or prescription drugs, or any adulterants found in street drugs. The report said this includes cocaine, LSD, amphetamines (Ecstasy, Meth and others), phencyclidine (PCP or Angel Dust), heroin, oxycodone, Xanax, synthetic marijuana (Spice), and many other similar compounds. Hyma’s office specifically ruled out bath salts, a class of synthetic drugs that have been known to cause bizarre behavior and overheating of people who use them, two things that made some believe Eugene’s cannibalistic behavior could be blamed on the drugs. “The department has also sought the assistance of an outside forensic toxicology reference laboratory, which has confirmed the absence of “bath salts,” synthetic marijuana and LSD,” the report said. “Within the limits of current technology by both laboratories, marijuana is the only drug identified in the body of Mr. Rudy Eugene.” The news from the medical examiner sends investigators back to square one as they look for what caused Eugene’s bizarre behavior. A girlfriend and a friend who had seen Eugene hours before the attack said he had used marijuana, but had seen him use no other drug before traveling to the Urban Beach Weekend on Miami Beach the morning of the attack. Eugene abandoned his car on the beach and walked back to Miami on the MacArthur Causeway, stripping off his clothes during the three-mile trip, and at one point he was spotted swinging from a lamp post. Once on the Miami side of the causeway, he encountered Poppo where the MiamiMover crosses the causeway, in view of security cameras atop the Miami Herald building. Those cameras detailed how the naked cannibal attacked the much older Poppo, knocked him to the ground, and stripped him of his clothing. Once overcome, Eugene chewed flesh from Poppo’s face, but a later autopsy report found he did not actually eat it. A police officer was called to the scene by people who spotted the bizarre attack. He tried to intervene but was forced to shoot, killing Eugene and apparently striking the badly wounded Poppo. Poppo, who was taken to Ryder Trauma Center, survived the attack but has no memory of it. His face was virtually destroyed but doctors say much of it can be repaired. Eugene’s family and friends say they are clueless about why he attacked Poppo, claiming the former high school football player and car wash employee had never shown such violent tendencies. Many believed drugs were to blame, but with Wednesday’s report the search has begun for a new cause for one of South Florida’s most bizarre crimes. A girlfriend and a friend who had seen Eugene hours before the attack said he had used marijuana, but had seen him use no other drug before traveling to the Urban Beach Weekend on Miami Beach the morning of the attack. “Within the limits of current technology by both laboratories, marijuana is the only drug identified in the body of Mr. Rudy Eugene.” These two statements worry me a lot because I can see it being taken as "Cannabis caused zombie cannibal face eating <more buzz words here>" Edited June 27, 2012 by at0m Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) just read something similar. So what the fuck was the dude on. Edited June 27, 2012 by Stillman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted June 27, 2012 I often wonder about cannabis use in America, and the state of the mental health of so many people over there. These things occur so frequently in the US but they seem extremely isolated incidents everywhere else in the world, and there are many, many places where marijuana use is very frequent. Perhaps it's more to do with a lack of mental health care coupled with easy access to very strong dope? Media hype doesn't help much either, I know, but why does it always seem to happen in Amercia? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted June 28, 2012 I sometimes wonder about the fertilizers that are used on indoor pot, and weather these could have detrimental effects on those using the cannabis if the plants are nt flushed correctly. Nt saying its the pot itself, but who knows what the fuck money-hungry growers who dnt gv a flying fuck about their customers could be dosing up their plants with so they get the biggest crop possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted June 28, 2012 Mortein to get rid of the mealies and aphids. mmmm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted June 28, 2012 Highly possible! Mix sum good old mortien with a mentally unstable brain.. Bam! Zombietime! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted June 28, 2012 I sometimes wonder about the fertilizers that are used on indoor pot, and weather these could have detrimental effects on those using the cannabis if the plants are nt flushed correctly. Nt saying its the pot itself, but who knows what the fuck money-hungry growers who dnt gv a flying fuck about their customers could be dosing up their plants with so they get the biggest crop possible. I think it's time America started looking deeper in to their problems. If adulteration of drugs is the case (which invariably, it seems, it is the root cause of the problem) then they need to start testing a bit more rigorously, and releasing that information to the public. I'm sure it's not pot by itself which is causing so many of these problems, it's pot which is adulterated with toxins. The only answer to this is regulation - which would ensure that anyone who was caught adding filthy toxins to their product is dealt with exceedingly harshly. Here in Australia, the cops spend more time running around trying to catch people wild-harvesting magic mushrooms - how this is solving crime, or even making society a better place, I really don't know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OPP Posted June 28, 2012 Will this news get anywhere near as much attention as the "zombie drug homelessman" story?? I think not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted June 28, 2012 Highly unlikely, but "the cannabis cannibal" has a certain ring to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
