Three Bay men got more than they bargained for when their magic mushroom tea party spiralled out of control.
One of the participants had a severe hallucinogenic episode after drinking the toxic brew and injured himself while smashing windows at the Katikati address.
Police were called to restrain him and he had to be taken to hospital after sustaining multiple lacerations. A second man fell violently ill 10 minutes after consuming the drug.
The third man ended up in court facing charges that could have attracted a life sentence.
In Tauranga District Court this week Christopher Andrew Carey, 28, who pleaded guilty to two charges of supplying a Class A drug, avoided a jail sentence but received a stern warning from the judge over his offending.