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Flakka is a synthetic amphetamine-like stimulant, in which is a version of cathinone in Khat plants (Drug Free VA).

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The drug is found in a white or pink crystal form, and is often delivered in a rock or pebble form (Drug Free VA).

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alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone

alpha-pvp

α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone

α-PVP

O-2387

β-keto-prolintane

prolintanone

desmethylpyrovalerone

Flakka

Bath Salts

$5 Insanity

Zombie Drug

Gravel

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Eating

Swallowing

Snorting

Injecting

Vaporizing

Smoking

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Paranoia

Intense Confusion

Hallucinations

Hyper-stimulation

Aggression

Anxiety

Agitation

Self- Injury

Suicidal thoughts

Dangerous raise in body temperature

Kidney damage and failure

Heart Attacks

Irregular Heartbeat

Seizure

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“excited delirium,” or Psychosis

Simulation of Euphoria

"While under the influence of flakka, there have been many reports of people tearing off their clothes in public, becoming violent and displaying 'superhuman' strength" (Drug Free VA)

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"Preliminary data from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study indicate that the 2014 prevalence of 'bath salt' use among 8th graders appeared to have declined in comparison to the previous year, but remained constant among 10th or 12th graders. Clearly, synthetic substances like these continue to be a problem within a younger demographic" (O'Donnell M.S. 1). As the drug has a legal and semi- legal status, it is easily accessed by younger people (O'Donnell M.S. 2).
"About 1 percent of high school seniors report using the highly potent synthetic drug known as flakka," (Partnership News Service, CNN).
"A new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence found overall, 0.8 percent of high school seniors in 2016-2017 said they used flakka in the past year. Teens who used flakka also reported using other drugs, including Spice/K2 (85.6 percent), ketamine (72.3 percent), and marijuana (59.1 percent). The researchers said flakka use may be underreported, because the drug is often added to the party drug Molly" ((Partnership News Service, CNN).

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Flakka is a variant of the psychoactive stimulant methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), a synthetic variant of the organic class of stimulants, called cathinones. Cathinones are naturally found in khat plants. Centuries before flakka hit the drug market, khat leaves were chewed by people to get the euphoric effects of the cathinone inside. Compared to flakka, this was actually a way safer method of using cathinone. Flakka is considered a "designer drug', a group of drugs that were specifically designed to be considered legal. The "scientists" that create these kinds of drugs will take a drug that would normally be illegal and modify it slightly so that they can legally distribute it.

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Normally, drugs with the effects that Flakka has would make it into a Schedule I drug, but as a designer drug, it was created to avoid the laws. There are no medical uses for flakka, and it essentially just a recreational drug.

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"Synthetic Drug Flakka Triggers Bizarre Episodes" (News Video)

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"Synthetic Drug Flakka Triggers Bizarre Episodes" (News Video)

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