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Since March "at least seven young people" at large dance festivals in the U.S. have died "of symptoms consistent with Ecstasy overdoses," 

 the New York Times. Promoters of TommorrowWorld, a three day dance music festival outside of Atlanta say the deaths could be avoided by better drug education. "

 will be giving advice," at this weekend's festival "not only on the dangers of drug abuse, but also on how those who choose to take party drugs can use them more safely."

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Since March “at least seven young people” at large dance festivals in the U.S. have died “of symptoms consistent with Ecstasy overdoses,” reports the New York Times. Promoters of TommorrowWorld, a three day dance music festival outside of Atlanta say the deaths could be avoided by better drug education. “A nonprofit drug education group will…

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