If you hear your teen mention “Molly,” don’t assume they have a new friend in their life. The innocent-sounding name may be a reference to an old drug that is making a comeback among teens.
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In stark contrast to its deceiving name, Ecstasy is sending more and more people suffering from serious or fatal health problems to emergency rooms across the country. News from the Los Angeles Times addresses the jump in emergency room visits related to Ecstasy, or MDMA, a popular street drug. During a four-year span from 2004 to 2008, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration said that emergency room activity connected to use of the drug rose by 75 percent. By the numbers, this is a jump of 10,220 visits to nearly 18,000 in just four years.
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Singer and actress Fergie (born Stacy Ferguson) has admitted that as a teenager, she became addicted to illegal drugs in an attempt to escape her troubles. Fergie has been clean for more than ten years, but is only now revealing that her pre-fame drug addiction left her paranoid and delusional.
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How it starts is fairly predictable. At an all-night rave or trance, where the dance scene is frenetic and the music is loud and non-stop, someone passes around brightly colored pills or tabs of E (ecstasy), or hands you a drink containing Rohypnol, GHB or ketamine. With the heat, the intoxicating energy of dancing bodies, strobe lights and your own excitement, you take the pill or drink.
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