The mother of a drug-related-death victim is taking on Congress to try and amend the RAVE Act, which is also the title of her campaign, according to Al Jazeera.

Dede Goldsmith's daughter died after taking ecstasy in a crowded, hot club where water was $5. Goldsmith doesn't blame her daughter's use of the drug for her death, but rather event promoters for not providing services that would have saved her daughter's life, like free water or cooling vents. Ecstasy (MDMA or Molly) is known for causing hyperthermia, which is what caused Goldsmith's daughter's death.

Event promoters have balked at the idea of implementing free water or cooling vents because it would imply they know of and encourage drug use. The use of ecstasy in the electronic music club scene has gone hand-in-hand since the 1980s, and then-Sen. Joe Biden was responsible for the RAVE act, which made promoters legally responsible if they knowingly host an event where drugs will be used.

It was a controversial piece of legislature, according to Al Jazeera, and an amended version of it -- the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation law -- was passed as an add-on to a bill that addressed the Amber alert system and sex-offender registries.

A change in the way mainstream music has accepted electronic music is what has spurred Goldstein's campaign.

The rave scene used to be a niche and attracted less than 1,000 young adults at the time, but in recent years the music has had mainstream success. Now some events can see hundreds of thousands of guests.

With that type of crowd, the old laws need to be revamped to fit the current scene, which features celebrities like Nicki Minaj and Kelly Rowland.

Promoters, however, feel their hands are tied because the law implicates them if they try to make a move toward safety. Even trying to provide anti-drug safety can suggest they are aware of the problem and can place them in jail.

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