Why Molly Is Especially Deadly at Summer Music Festivals

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Hot, crowded concerts can be exactly the wrong place to be if you take even a moderate dose of MDMA, according to new research.

Published Jun. 7 2014 12:00AM EDT

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One year after 23-year-old Jeffrey Russ died from consuming molly (a slang term for MDMA) at the New York concert Electric Zoo, his Twitter feed stands as an eerie reminder of his final moments.

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“#GroupTherapy #EZoo” reads his final tweet,

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Why Molly Is Especially Deadly at Summer Music Festivals

Hot, crowded concerts can be exactly the wrong place to be if you take even a moderate dose of MDMA, according to new research.

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Abby Haglage