MDMA Overdoses--> Death?

I thought the overall opinion was that MDMA never actually causes deaths (unless you take a stupidly high amount), deaths almost always come from MDMA being cut with something else. And then I read articles like this: http://edmchicago.com/2016/11/29/hard-deaths-confirmed-ecstasy-overdoses/

where the coroner says the deaths were because of acute MDMA toxicity...

Since a lot of this sub is super well-versed with MDMA...what likely happened? Can overdoses of MDMA actually lead to death? If so, how much?


Comments


[10 Points] RIP_Meth_9000:

Tylenol kills over 500 people a year....Still more than PURE MDMA!!!! Ecstasy can be anything, BK MDMA with God knowns what in it. MDMA is one of the safer drugs that man has ever made.

Now I sure because its me saying this that some ass clown is going to try & pick a fight. But you can look up the DEA facts on MDMA. Safer than any damn opiate we have, legal or illegal......


[6 Points] None:

It's not really toxicity that kills people, it's the side effects.

take a look at the article itself. they say that the deaths of these people were certainly caused by "ecstasy overdoses" but fail to mention the lack of accessible water at hard, medical staff that wasn't fully equipped, and an absurdly hot and humid environment.

all of these factors are not only controllable, but solely the event's responsibility.

so when 3 out of 150,000 people at an event died, and these three people primarily had mdma in their system, it is more likely that they were tired, dehydrated, and delirious. but the event won't take responsibility, the drugs will.


[4 Points] jenniferburns22:

By the way I'm not at all advocating for high doses. Or that you'd be totally okay up until the 10g point at all. But a true over dose is different then just taking too much.


[3 Points] jenniferburns22:

They use the word ecstasy in this article which leads me to believe it's not based on pure mdma. I thought there was a documentary or something on this that explained youd have to take over 10g to truly overdose (give or take a little) on pure mdma.

Its really about the adulterants from what I have read. It only takes a few crappy synthesis to create other chemicals than mdma as well.


[2 Points] None:

The only people who die are people who don't boof it or don't shoot it directly into their penile vein which are the safest ROA's


[2 Points] throwaccount669:

niggas were rolling at 90F with absolutely no water station avaliable to them. chances are niggas gonna die


[2 Points] housemusik_luvr:

Let me just say this right now... All these deaths didn't start happening until EDM got popular... I really wish it would go away.. I raved all through the 90's and early 2000's.. not one friend of mine ever OD'd.. I never seen anyone medically rushed out of a party... The worst I have seen was maybe a bad trip or two.. that's it..


[2 Points] None:

I would say MDMA is about as dangerous as Alcohol.

It won't instantly kill you like Heroin but you can't use as much as you want as often as you want like with Marijuana.


[1 Points] None:

lmao. please look at the source. edm chicago is a fucking joke


[0 Points] throwoutofwindowplz:

Interested in your call /u/MDMAngel


[0 Points] EastOaklandCase_Boys:

Yes you can die from yompers. Your core body temp can rise to the point where your internal body burns up. Usually it's the little teenage girls with tiny frames that are the ones to die at festivals. They take an absurd amount of pills, then they dance or do they shuffle without hydrating..then it's time to die.