Rave Teen Death Attributed to Ecstasy Poisoning

A 15-year-old girl who died at California Hospital Medical Center two days after attending the Electric Daisy Carnival rave at the
Los Angeles County Coliseum, died of ecstasy poisoning, the coroner's office confirmed Tuesday.
  
Sasha Rodriguez died of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine poisoning, according to Christie McCracken, an investigator with the Los Angeles County Coroner's office. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine is the technical name for MDMA, the popular drug better known as ecstasy.
  
Ecstasy poisoning was suspected from the start when the girl, who was identified by the coroner's office as Sasha Roth, arrived at California Hospital Medical Center in a coma. She had attended the rave event at the Coliseum June 27.
  
Dr. Marc Futernick, head emergency room physician at California Hospital Medical Center, told the Los Angeles Times the hallucinogen caused Sasha to lose oxygen to her brain, leading to her death.
  
He said the girl experienced seizures during her time at the hospital where she stayed until her brain died. On June 29, she was taken off life support.
  
Her death has led to concerns about rave events at the Coliseum and other venues. The Coliseum Commission imposed a moratorium on such events at the stadium and the neighboring Sports Arena, with the exception of events that had been previously scheduled.