Showers is an athlete at the University of Florida and he said he's never used "molly."

 

A drug commonly known as synthetic ecstasy, but he knows about the drug  and is not the only student on campus who does.

Sophomore Sarah Preciado said she has seen people use molly at different music concerts.

 

"I hear that mollies make you feel awesome. It makes you feel like your having the time of your life and it just hypes up all your senses and so you just enjoy everything ten times more, apparently," said Preciado.

 

"Molly" comes in two forms.  A powder or a capsule.

Alachua County's Sheriff's deputies told us that some people will use Tylenol like capsules to sell the drug.

 

"Then repack them with a bath salt or some sort of a "molly" or synthetic drug and repack them in that manner, so it looks like it's Tylenol, because it says Tylenol on it. It's got a red end and a blue end just like Tylenol, but when you open it up that powder inside is not Tylenol, it's a synthetic drug," said Alachua County Sheriff's Public Information Officer Todd Kelly.

 

Some people believe "molly" is the purest form of MDMA which is the main component in ecstasy.

 

"The implication is that it is safe. Well first of all these drugs are made in clandestine laboratories, so the purity issue is nothing but a myth," said Paul Doering.

 

UF Retired Pharmacy professor Doering said you can overdose on the drug and can cause serious side effects.

 

"If you snort too much or smoke too much, your going to have cardiovascular effects such as chest pains, irregular heartbeats, possibly heart attacks, etc.," said Doering.

 

Even though a growing number of people are using "molly", Valdez chooses not to.

 

"Why would I pop a pill, like I don't know what kind of effect it can have on me," said Valdez.

Deputies say if you're caught with "molly" and it contains MDMA, you will be charged with a felony.