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Law enforcement officials wondering why a drug thats been around for so long has suddenly turned so deadly. linzie janis, abc new, new york. >> you know when it was ecstasy years ago same active ingredient it was the rave kids at the parties. they werent drinking, body temperature went up. dying of dehydration and whatever when your body overheats. hypothermia or whatever it is. now, a lot of things worried what it is being cut with. are you buying molly, so to speak. something else? the mystery...

Let we ask you this. this drug has been around for a long time but emergency room visits related to the drug molly have surged in recent years. why? >> well, first of all, molly is the pure form of mdma. ecstasy is been cut with caffeine, with speed, so weve gone to another level in the last few years with the drug molly. now, if you sort of look at that and then look at all of the positive reports in these music songs by these artists which is totally irresponsible theyre like with pushing the ...

Deaths appear to be related to that drug molly which is supposed to be a pure form of ecstasy also known as mdma. >> youve got a big problem. if youre taking this drug on a hot day youre going to become dehydrated, your heart is going to start racing, you may have convulsions, you may have a heart attack and a stroke. >> we spoke with rod wheeler, former homicide detective and fox news contributor. he spoke about the dangers of this drug and its rising popularity among teenagers. he has some adv...

Around most colleges here. i was surprised that somebody must have got a bad bash or something happened bad. you usually hear about people dieing all that kind of stuff but it is unfortunate. arthel: serious new concerns about a potentially deadly illegal drug. it is known on the streets as molly or mdma. it has been linked to two fatal overdoses in new york city over the weekend, prompting officials to shut down a popular music festivals drawing tens of thousand of people. dr. marti mccreary is...

About falsified statements in the navy sexual assault case. it says that three men lied about the night of the alleged attack. all three men said they saw the woman at the party. theyre charged with falsifying official statements. the hearing will determine if the three men will face a court-martial. todays the final day of a music festival was canceled after two people died of susp t suspected drug overdose. the electric zoo festival has been held on labor day weekend since 2009. police say o...

Favorite story of the day. maybe of the week so far. how the hell we didnt learn about this weeks ago is beyond me. listen now. officials in germany arrested a half naked man who they said was high on drugs, who illegally boarded the government jet of the german chancellor, angela merkel. thats according to a leaked police report. it happened on the 25th of july. officials say the man who boarded the jet is a turkish body builder named volcan. dressed in only his under pants carrying a big bag o...

Emotionally and physically as a child. >> makes you feel worthless most of the time and i was a burden to that member of my family and that i wasnt really worth that burden. >> reporter: she says the abuse stripped her of self-confidence and then as a 17-year-old high school student she started taking the drug ecstasy. scientifically known as mdma. >> mdma or ecstasy, you see right here was developed in the early 20th century as a possible appetite suppresant. of course, people use it for the ha...

Scientific literature yet to back up any positive claims. >> the key issues in the treatment of this disorder is teaching people how to access their memories and feelings about the trauma in a controlled way. and psychedelics are anything, but a controlled experience. >> reporter: for now, thats the mainstream medical consensus. >> maybe if you get your mdma. >> reporter: but supporters here hope that over time, psychedelics will be seen less as a bad trip and more as legitimate medicine. >> tha...

With approval of the food and drug administration, hes been administrating mdma to patients with post traumatic stress disorder. >> reporter: what makes you think that psychedelics can be helpful. >> we know the treatment of ptsd involves revisiting the trauma in a therapeutic session. so our idea is that mdma k may bring people in an optimal zone of arousal where they can connect with their feelings, but they arent going to be overwhelmed by fear. >> the key is match will the drug with the prob...

Contrast -- >> reporter: now 23, sarah says mdma helped get her life back. >> using the mdma helped ease my sense of fear and defensiveness. >> they talk about being happy. >> reporter: psychiatrist has never examined sarah, but believes psychedelics hold tremendous promise. through a study approved by the food and drug administration, he has been administering mdma to patients with post traumatic stress disorder. as a doctor, what made you think that psychedelics could be helpful? >> well, you ...