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If levels of neurotransmitters are altered often and enough, the body will adapt to a perma- Roger Williams nent change and stop producing enough serotonin to function. This leads to a fall-off, which University is actually a depressed state. This depression can be temporary or sometimes permanent. Where is Although the extra potency in Molly leads to a Molly? faster, more intense high, this equates to a If you or someone you know is experi- higher risk of addiction and overdose. encing a drug related emergency on campus, call Public Safety (401) 254-3333 or Because the body crashes after the effects of HELP from a campus phone. If off cam- Molly wear off, users feel the urge to take an- pus call 911. other dose to get the effects again. Molly can cause intense cravings. RWU Resources Continued use of Molly can lead to what is Public Safety called “Tissue Dependency” where the body (401) 254-3611 becomes dependent on the stimulant effects the drug provides. Health Education Program (401) 254-3413

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This year, Molly was abundant at music Molly is short for molecule and is consid- festivals. At Miami's Ultra Music Festival, ered to be MDMA or 3,4-methylenedioxy-N fliers littered the landscape mentioning -methylamphetamine. Molly gives off the her name like missing child posters: same high as ecstasy would but isn’t sup- posed to be cut with fillers or drugs, howev- "Have you seen Molly?" And when Ma- er there’s no way to be sure. Molly is known donna took to the stage to introduce an for having fewer additives and two to three artist, the pop star asked the audience: times the amount of MDMA as ecstasy. "How many people in this crowd have Mephedrone, as well as ketamine, are de- seen Molly?" A slew of cheers answered, signer amphetamine drugs that have been though Madonna later said she'd been re- found in tests of Molly. Molly raises serotonin, adrenaline, and ferring to a song, not to an illegal drug. Molly is either inhaled, eaten, or parachuted dopamine levels in the brain causing feelings (folded up into a tissue and inhaled) of warmth, empathy, and euphoria. It changes Hip-hop artists claim they know her -- brain chemistry faster than less pure drugs What is Molly Bath Salts? causing such things as mood changes, she's casually mentioned by 2 Chainz in In some parts of the country, Molly bath insomnia, increased blood pressure, agitation, the Nicki Minaj track "Beez In the Trap," salts are marketed as similar to synthetic by Childish Gambino in his song marijuana, called “spice” or “K2″. They’re dizziness, dry mouth, and sexual arousal. labeled as bath products, but Internet com- "Unnecessary," by Kanye West in menters describe the experience of sniffing How to Tell Someone is on "Mercy," by Danny Brown in "Die Like a them as creating effects similar to “legal Rockstar." cocaine” or “legal speed.” Molly It seems the drug is on the minds of many. What is Molly’s Plant Food?  Users feel euphoria, elatedness, empathetic, But questions about who -- or what -- Molly’s Plant Food is a synthetic hallucino- and full of energy Molly really is remain unclear. genic amphetamine marketed as a “plant  Mood-enhancing quality food” that contains ingredients that produce  Distortion of thought process highs similar to Ecstasy. Molly’s Plant Food  Rising temperature is usually purchased at a convenience store. The label warns “not for human consump-  Heavy sweating tion”; however it is packaged in a psyche-  Teeth clenching delic colored wrapper and several Internet  Chills web sites and chat rooms refer to the prod-  Increased heart beat uct as “legal ecstasy”. The active ingredient  Dehydration is mephedrone, which is not a scheduled (DEA) drug, therefore making it legal.