A new synthetic street drug called "Flakka" is
making the news. Since September 2014, hospitals, doctors (myself
included), police, and fire rescue crews in Florida have seen patients
with symptoms and signs that include:
Recent reported cases include an agitated man
running
naked through traffic, a delusional drug addict who attempted to
perform a sex act on a tree and then resisted arrest, and a paranoid man
trying to break into a police station to seek safety. These bizarre and
dangerous behaviors are directly due to the side effects of this new
street
drug, Flakka.
Flakka vs. bath salts
Word on the street is that Flakka (also called gravel or flocka) is a combination of
heroin and
crack, or heroin and methamphetamines, but in reality, Flakka is just a newer-generation version of
bath salts. Bath salts, in general, are synthetic psychoactive
drugs
made in large quantities in foreign drug labs. These drugs are all
related to a broader group of chemical compounds known as cathinones.
Each time one type of bath salt is made illegal, the drug labs change
the chemical structure slightly and a new drug that is technically not
illegal is created. In the case of Flakka, the new chemical is called
alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone or alpha-PVP. Drug users take Flakka to
get a feeling of
euphoria, a heightened sense of awareness, stimulation, and energy.
The Videos shown show the side effects. This is INSANE
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