--- title: 11 Wesleyan Kids Hospitalized after Molly Use description: Eleven students at Wesleyan University were hospitalized after experiencing bad reactions to the drug Molly, a type of ecstasy, Bloomberg reports. canonical: https://time.com/3718942/wesleyan-university-molly/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-23T17:03:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:38:04.894Z article:section: Health og:title: 11 Wesleyan Kids Hospitalized after Molly Use og:description: Eleven students at Wesleyan University were hospitalized after experiencing bad reactions to the drug Molly, a type of ecstasy, Bloomberg reports. og:url: https://time.com/3718942/wesleyan-university-molly/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt511bc5b3f58f785f/69878096524fc0c37cdec9a6/mdma-wesleyan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Q - Dance Ecstasy Pills og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 11 Wesleyan Kids Hospitalized after Molly Use twitter:description: Eleven students at Wesleyan University were hospitalized after experiencing bad reactions to the drug Molly, a type of ecstasy, Bloomberg reports. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt511bc5b3f58f785f/69878096524fc0c37cdec9a6/mdma-wesleyan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 11 Wesleyan Students Hospitalized After 'Molly' Use by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Feb 23, 2015 5:03 PM UTC  Q - Dance Ecstasy Pills Q - Dance Ecstasy PillsGetty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Feb 23, 2015 5:03 PM UTC Eleven students at Wesleyan University were hospitalized after experiencing bad reactions to the party drug “Molly”, [Bloomberg reports](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-23/wesleyan-says-11-students-hospitalized-after-overdose-of-molly). The school announced that one of the eleven students is in critical condition. On Sunday, seven of the students were transported to the hospital and four students took themselves. Molly, also known as MDMA, is a psychoactive drug that has effects that can last around 3 to 6 hours. The controlled substance increases neurotransmitter activity in the brain, and in some cases, it can interfere with the body’s ability to regulate its temperature. The drug has also been found to cause long-lasting confusion, depression, and sleep abnormalities. The National Institute on Drug Abuse [writes](http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/mdma-ecstasy-or-molly): “Ecstasy tablets and even capsules of supposedly pure “Molly” sometimes actually contain other drugs instead or in addition. These substances are harmful alone and may be particularly dangerous mixed with MDMA. Users who intentionally or unknowingly combine such a mixture with additional substances such as marijuana and alcohol may be putting themselves at even higher risk for adverse health effects.” The school has not released any further information about the conditions of the students. \[[_Bloomberg_](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-23/wesleyan-says-11-students-hospitalized-after-overdose-of-molly)\] _Read next:_ [_How Colleges Are Dealing With Legal Pot_](http://time.com/3708093/marijuana-pot-legal-colleges-oregon/?xid=time%5Freadnext) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3718942/wesleyan-university-molly/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3718942/wesleyan-university-molly/"},"headline":"11 Wesleyan Students Hospitalized After 'Molly' Use","datePublished":"2015-02-23T17:03:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:38:04.894Z","description":"One student is in critical condition","url":"https://time.com/3718942/wesleyan-university-molly/","keywords":["Drugs","Addiction","Overdose","ecstasy"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt511bc5b3f58f785f/69878096524fc0c37cdec9a6/mdma-wesleyan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt511bc5b3f58f785f/69878096524fc0c37cdec9a6/mdma-wesleyan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Q - Dance Ecstasy Pills","caption":"Q - Dance Ecstasy Pills","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/drugs/","name":"Drugs"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3718942/wesleyan-university-molly/","name":"11 Wesleyan Students Hospitalized After 'Molly' Use"}}]}] ```