Man Nearly Dies After Injecting Self With 'Magic Mushrooms' Tea KEY POINTS He suffered multiple organ failure and had to spend time in the ICU Further testing revealed that he had fungus growing in his blood A 30-year-old man who reportedly self-injected with "magic mushrooms" was rushed to the hospital where doctors learned that the fungus was growing in his blood. A case study published in the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liason Psychiatry describes the case of a man who was rushed to a local hospital after family members found him in a disoriented state. He was reportedly incoherent and was experiencing multiple organ failure,