The president of Wesleyan University (pictured) has urged students to 'turn in the drug dealers' following a rash of hospitalizations among people who took a party drug known as molly over the weekend.
[From article]
Wesleyan University's president has urged students to 'turn in the drug dealers' after 12 people - 10 students and two visitors - were hospitalized after taking party drug 'molly'.
In a letter to the campus President Michael Roth said: 'If you are aware of people distributing these substances, please let someone know before more people are hurt.'
The school became aware of the problem early on Sunday morning after several students showed up seeking treatment at a Middlesex Hospital near the campus.
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Molly is a term used to describe a refined form of Ecstasy, a synthetic drug also known as MDMA.
It can drive up body temperature and cause liver, kidney or cardiovascular failure.
Dr. Mark Neavyn, chief of toxicology at Hartford Hospital, said users who believe they are taking molly are often receiving different kinds of designer drugs with ranges of purity and potency making the health risks unpredictable.
He said testing is underway to confirm what drugs the Wesleyan patients took.
'When we see these people in the emergency department and they claim to have taken molly, we don't pay attention to that word anymore.
'It's so commonly not MDMA, we just start from square one and say it's some sort of drug abuse,' Neavyn said.
Wesleyan health officials said in a campus-wide email on September 16 that students had been hospitalized after taking molly.
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Wesleyan University's president urges students to 'turn in the drug dealers' as 12 people are hospitalized after overdosing on party drug ‘molly’
So far 12 people have been hospitalised - 10 students and two visitors
Two students remain in critical condition after being airlifted to hospital
Students are believed to have ingested party drug molly - a type of Ecstasy
Police say they are looking into reports students took 'bad batch' of drug
University's president is urging students to identify the drug dealers
A confidential telephone line has been set up for students to call
By KEILIGH BAKER FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:01 EST, 24 February 2015 | UPDATED: 17:26 EST, 24 February 2015
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[From article]
School officials said Sunday that the overdose symptoms seemed to point to the drug “Molly,” a stimulant psychoactive drug also known as methylone. No other information about their conditions was released.
Wesleyan officials did not say whether the students had been together or where the drugs had come from. The Hartford Courant reported that city police late Sunday were investigating whether the students had taken a “bad batch” of the drug.
Middletown police Capt. Gary Wallace said the side effects can be life-threatening and police are trying to help physicians “in obtaining any and all information.”
http://nypost.com/2015/02/23/11-students-hospitalized-after-overdosing-on-molly/
11 students hospitalized after overdosing on Molly
By Associated Press
New York Post
February 23, 2015 | 9:23am
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