Another college student has reportedly died of a drug overdose after using the drug purified form of MDMA nicknamed "Molly," according to multiple reports.
Authorities say University of Virginia sophomore Mary "Shelley" Goldsmith, 19, died at a Washington D.C. nightclub after taking the party drug. It is the third death connected to "Molly" use since New York City officials reported two young adults overdosing on the drug during the Electric Zoo Festival.
According to The Washington Post, Goldsmith was attending a concert at a nightclub called Echo Stage in Ivy City. Police are waiting for toxicology reports to confirm the girl's cause of death.
MDMA is the main ingredient found in ecstasy that causes a powerful psychedelic reaction that instills a sense of euphoria in the user. "Molly" can cause side effects such as seizures, elevated blood pressure, as well as elevated body temperatures.
Friends of Goldsmith told father, Robert G. Goldsmith, his daughter had taken the drug. He want his daughter to be remembered at the great person she was, not a "druggie."
"Shelley deserves a legacy of being someone who cared for people, someone who achieved, someone who contributed, and not a druggie who died," Robert told the Post. "That's not who she was. But if her death can open someone's eyes, then we need to talk about it."
Goldsmith was attending the University of Virginia on a scholarship.
The New York Daily News reported the deaths of 23-year-old Jeffery Russ, graduate of Syracuse University and Olivia Rotondo, 20, from the University of New Hampshire. Both college students died of alleged overdoses after taking "Molly."
Four other Electric Zoo concertgoers were rushed to local hospitals under suspicion of overdosing on Molly.
New York City Mayer Michael Bloomberg, along with police officials, canceled the festival's Sunday concerts and events.
