CSPD: Access to Molly is easy

The use of ‘Molly’ is most common among teens, but police say it’s expanding to other demographics.

We didn’t have to look far to find young people who have heard of the drug ‘Molly.’

“It’s getting more popular for sure,” said Charlie Martin.

Stephen Ouckado, 19, feels the pressure to do drugs.

“My freshman year I had a bunch of friends, they tried to get me to skip school and and smoke a bowl with everything drug in the book you could find, I didn’t do it,” said Ouckado.

Colorado Springs police say access to Molly in particular, is easy.

“It can be bought on the Internet and also by each other. Someone with good knowledge of chemistry could create it if they had the ingredients,” said Lt. Mark Comte, Colorado Springs police.

A typical dose is 100 grams and lasts 4 to 6 hours.

“I’ve seen videos of people on YouTube on Molly,” said Ouckado.

Those videos- show users stimulated by visuals, sound and touch.

“It’s a culture drug, it’s used among a closed demographic so we don’t see it out on the street,” said Comte.

It’s not just one location you can find teens getting drugs. But police see it the most at raves and concerts.

“What I’ve heard is Molly is mainly for the dance scene, to go to raves and be active,” said Ouckado.

Lt. Mark Comte credits the usage to today’s society.

“We’ve legalized marijuana so we’re decriminalizing the use of some drugs. We’re putting out a message because it’s a non-violent crime its ok but it’s not,” said Comte.

The message police want to remind teens of is:

“You can buy Molly thinking its molly but really it’s poison and you won’t know it till you ingest it and unfortunately that’s what’s going to hurt and kill our youth,” said Comte.

The chemicals in Molly have been reported to cause intense, prolonged panic attacks, psychosis and seizures.