STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With more reports of young people overdosing on the "party drug" commonly referred to as Molly, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants D.C. to stage a legal assault to ban the chemicals used to make the drug.

Schumer, (D-NY), said Sunday that a strategy involving federal agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, was needed to attack the dangerous trend.

"This summer there have been a rash of overdoses of the drug, which is commonly taken at music festivals - three of which, in New York City, were fatal," Schumer stated.

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