Sean Nordt

USC Keck School of Medicine

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Toxicologist and professor at the USC Keck School of Medicine 

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Two young women died this weekend at a rave at the Fairplex in Pomona. County supervisors suspect overdoses from MDMA or Ecstasy.

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Two young women died this weekend at a rave at the Fairplex in Pomona. County supervisors suspect overdoses from MDMA or Ecstasy.

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