Tony Trujillo died of an ecstasy overdose
Tony Trujillo died of an ecstasy overdose – Mother speaks out about son’s ecstasy overdose death Date last updated: 6/15/2008 1:34:14 PM LITTLETON – When Tony Trujillo died of an ecstasy overdose in January, the incident didn’t get much public attention. His mother now wants to change that. Trujillo died at a friend’s home in Denver on January 20. He was 16 years old. “There were no evident signs Tony was using Ecstasy,” said his mother Melissa Lopez. “He was a great kid.” Trujillo, who was known by his childhood nickname “Toaster,” was a sophomore at Columbine High School. Lopez said she expected her son to encounter pressures to use alcohol and marijuana in high school, but she associated Ecstasy use with an older crowd. “I didn’t think it was something adolescents were able to get their hands on and that it was as big as it really is out there,” said Lopez. Lopez is discussing her son’s death publicly for the first time. On Tuesday, she plans to go to the Capitol building in Denver to talk to anyone who will listen to her story. She expects she’ll speak to as many people passing on the street as inside. Her son’s friends say Ecstasy is as much a part of the high school drug culture as alcohol or marijuana. “It’s a huge thing,” said Nickie Grimes. “It’s easier than getting alcohol and weed, by far.” Grimes, who will be a junior at Greeley West High School in the fall, said teenagers who see their friends using ecstasy without visible negative side effects may be convinced it’s benign. “It’s just what people do …
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