People high on the drug known as flakka have been cited for extreme behavior ranging from lewd public acts to breaking and entering in police reports in Florida over the past several years. Scientists ...

One night, about three years ago, I was sitting by my computer when a friend started sending me pictures of some guy biting some other poor lad’s face off. I was absolutely stunned by the pictures ...

There, it goes by the name “gravel” because it looks like the colorful gravel pebbles you’d use to decorate the bottom of an aquarium. Use of the drug, which can be snorted, smoked, injected, and ...

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Florida, the state that keeps giving us the best in “WTF” news, is back on the map because of a drug called “flakka.” A naked 34-year-old Fort Lauderdale man was stopped by police last Saturday (April ...

Life RIP Flakka: South Florida Claims Victory in War Against Not-Very-Fun Synthetic Drug Flakka had a good run, if by "good run" you mean a terrifying spree of violent behavior. ByTrace William Cowen ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It's a new drug. And it's a killer. Known on the street as "flakka," the synthetic concoction is hitting hard in Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and other parts of the country.

Flakka, the violently mind-altering synthetic drug, is usually smoked, snorted, or injected. But Miami-Dade police officers recently made a drug bust that turned up candy wrappers containing a drug ...

A look into Flakka, a synthetic drug that appeared in Florida. Sensational news reports and viral videos led to people comparing its effects to a zombie outbreak. Mechanics warn against 5 ...

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has announced the results of a months-long undercover operation into crime at and around a motel on Jacksonville's Northside. Metro Inn & Suites, located on Golfair ...