Oh, jeez, here we go again. Santa Clara County health officials have put together a PSA warning teens about the dangers of ecstasy, in response to some surveying that found that one in four teens in the county had tried the drug at least once.
The PSA has been sent to high schools around the country for screening at assemblies and such. This follows on a larger national trend we told you about last year with ecstasy use up 37% nationwide. And of course there were the two widely publicized incidents involving some (probably bad) ecstasy that killed several kids after raves at the Cow Palace. As county health official Dr. Michelle Jordan warns, "these young people" likely took multiple pills, which can lead to OD and death. (We remain unclear on the OD factor and what she's referring to, if it's para-Methoxyamphetamine or whatever is mixed in with the E or what. Her point is: Be scared.)
Listen to reporter George Kiriyama below as he dramatically says "STEM the TIDE" in regard to the E-pidemic. Also, do you believe that kid he talks to who says he's never done it, but his friends have?
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