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It's a horrific thing to ever have to go through, for any parent. eli was a good kid. this can happen to any family. >> i talk to a lot of people during the course of a day or the course of a month, and you know, if it comes up, we have this conversation, and most people still don't know what they are. they don't know what the drugs are or how badly they can impact their lives. well, we're witnessing the impact now. we've had this horrible loss. we lost a child. we didn't know about the drugs. we know about them now and the word needs to get out to the rest of the world that these things, they...

>> you were really tripping. >> yeah, i was like oh, my god. you know, like this is getting really intense. >> downstairs, elijah stai was beginning to convulse. >> adam was already down there with eli. he had told me that eli was going into a bad trip. and i asked him, i was like, do we need to call 911? i was like no, it's jut -- just mushrooms. he's going to be fine. he's just going into a bad trip. >> he started to i guess foam at the mouth, yelling. i guess he was hitting his head, just convulsing uncontrollably. >> finally, the police were called. >> i started to assist with cpr. with th...

>> okay, where's the house? >> it's east grand forks. i don't think he's breathing at all. >> no, he's dead. >> we need somebody now. >> i know. >> can you guys start cpr with him? >> it was three days before eli's birthday. >> he would be 18? >> yeah. he wanted to go to grand forks to see his cousin and spend time there with justin. >> melissa katz's son, elijah stai, was in grand forks to celebrate an upcoming birthday. he was with his foster brother, justin rippentropp. >> what were you planning that weekend? >> not a whole lot. just hang out basically. >> they would find themselves hanging...

>> we need an ambulance. we have a kid here who's not breathing. >> okay, where's the house? >> it's east grand forks. i don't think he's breathing at all. >> no, he's dead. we need somebody now. >> i know. >> can you guys start cpr with him? >> it was three days before eli's birthday. >> he would be 18? >> yeah. he wanted to go to grand forks to see his cousin and spend time there with justin. >> melissa katz's son, elijah stai, was in grand forks to celebrate an upcoming birthday. he was with his foster brother, justin rippentropp. >> what were you planning that weekend? >> not a whole lot. ...

>> he just gave eli and i the bag and said here you go, have fun. we just kind of started taking bites out of it and just eating it. it tasted just like chocolate. didn't taste anything bad. no chemical taste or anything. it was just chocolate. and we just ended up splitting the bag. it was nothing like anything i've had before. i was -- i was kind of scared, but i was like reassuring myself and like subconscious that it's just mushrooms, it's just mushrooms. >> it wasn't just psychedelic mushrooms. it was something much worse. and for justin it was already too late to stop what was about to h...