Concert Deaths: Should We Confront Dangerous Drug Culture?

Two people died and 20 were injured at a concert in Columbia, Md., last weekend. One of the victims was a 17-year-old preparing for his senior year in high school. Officials have suggested the cause was drug related.

It’s not the first time this summer. Officials are pointing to “party drugs” as the likely cause for two deaths and 13 injuries at a music festival last week in Toronto. In June, more than 80 young people had to be treated for drug-related sickness at a Boston concert by DJ Avicii.

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Would you ban these popular music concerts? Increase drug enforcement? Should we leave it all to personal responsibility?

Are concerts even the problem? In April, three teens in Virginia had to be hospitalized, allegedly due to the effects of a party drug. They weren’t at a concert — the girls were alone at home.

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A performance at the Aug.1 Mad Decent Block Party at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Photo Credit: Ryan Mooyoung/YouTube