Anna Wood

Who was Anna Wood?

Anna Wood was an Australian schoolgirl from Sydney who died after collapsing into a coma due to water intoxication, after taking an ecstasy tablet at a rave. Her death was initially considered to be the result of a contaminated tablet, but it was later determined that she had died from the effects of water intoxication secondary to use of MDMA. Wood's death was covered widely in the media and produced a moral panic on drug use among adolescents. Much of this panic was about the fear that illicit drug use was increasing and neglected the circumstances surrounding Wood's death as well as her representation as a normal, everyday girl.