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Flakka: New Synthetic Drug Is More Potent Than Predecessors
"Flakka," a new designer drug luring some young Americans, is even more potent and more addictive than its synthetic predecessors, which long skirted the law, experts say. "On the street, it's also called "gravel" for its white, crystal chunks. In the lab, it's known as a stimulant, part of a chemical class called cathinones, with the amphetamine-like effects of Molly and Ecstasy. In the media it's been dubbed "the insanity drug."
Indeed, flakka has fueled a recent, bizarre a spate of public behavior, all occurring in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On April 4, a man who had smoked flakka ran naked in the streets, claiming people had stolen his clothes.…
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FLAKKA: A New Dangerous Synthetic Drug on the Rise
Because flakka has flown under the radar for some time now, those who may be addicted often escape the attention that they need. The symptoms of addiction can be very similar to the overuse of other designer and/or ‘natural’ recreational drugs. For this reason hospital emergency rooms and drug counselors alike often fail to inquire about its presence during a flakka-related episode.
What's Flakka and Is It Real? A Guide to the New Moral-Panic Death Drugs
The increasing legality of marijuana means one thing: Pot is very easy to buy and no longer cool to do. To fill this thrill-void, our country's idiots are turning to insane substances like krokodil, bath salts, jenkum, meow meow and now flakka, transforming into psychotic murder machines in the process. Or so local news would have us believe.
Flakka is a dangerous drug, but it doesn’t turn you into a zombie
Regardless, Flakka is a new and potentially dangerous synthetic drug. Flakka is a street name for alpha-PVP – a very potent synthetic cathinone drug. Synthetic cathinones are a new variety of amphetamine-like street drugs, which are commonly referred to as “bath salts.” Flakka is a very potent and inexpensive stimulant. In fact, it appears to be more potent than methamphetamine, and it is believed to have higher addictive potential. Flakka use has been found to be associated with paranoia, delusions and hallucinations (which may be somewhat dependent on frequent and/or extensive use).
Cheap, synthetic 'flakka' dethroning cocaine on Florida drug scene
For decades, South Florida has battled drug traffickers who ship boatloads of cocaine from South America. Now the region is dealing with a new epidemic - cheap, synthetic drugs that arrive from China through the mail.
Gravel, Flakka, or Alpha-PVP. Designer Drugs in a Post-Bath Salts World
alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (Alpha-PVP for the rest of us) is a stimulant and also one of the first 2nd generation bath salts. Take a minute to understand what that signifies. We’re creating new psychedelic substances (NPS) so fast that we’re getting refinements on substances that haven’t been popular for 5 years.
Truly Bizarre Crimes Linked To Flakka
It is the latest in a series of synthetic drugs that include Ecstasy and bath salts, but officials say flakka is even easier to obtain in small quantities through the mail. Flakka's active ingredient is a chemical compound called alpha-PVP, which is on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's list of the controlled substances most likely to be abused. It is usually made overseas in countries such as China and Pakistan.
What is flakka? Florida's dangerous new drug trend
Flakka is a designer drug that can be snorted, smoked, injected or swallowed. It may also be combined with other, softer drugs such as marijuana. Flakka is most typically made from the chemical alpha-PVP, which is a synthetic version of the amphetamine-like stimulant cathinone.
What Is Flakka? The New Designer Drug Is Apparently Even More Dangerous Than Bath Salts
Remember that guy in Florida who got high off of the street drug bath salts and ate another guy’s face off? It turns out we should all start fearing for our faces because of the proliferation of something called Flakka, a new drug that’s EVEN CRAZIER than bath salts.
Flakka: New Synthetic Drug Is More Potent Than Predecessors
On the street, it's also called "gravel" for its white, crystal chunks. In the lab, it's known as a stimulant, part of a chemical class called cathinones, with the amphetamine-like effects of Molly and Ecstasy. In the media it's been dubbed "the insanity drug."
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