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.

And after fears it would reach Australian shores, dreaded designer drug flakka has arrived. Flakka — also known as gravel or alpha-PVP and one of many “bath salt” drugs around — has already ...

A new synthetic drug is sweeping the country. It's called "Flakka," and it is a dangerous substance that law enforcement agencies, including the Corpus Christi Police Department, have been warned to ...

Physical signs and symptoms of synthetic drugs mimic symptoms of stimulants such as cocaine, meth, LSD, ecstasy (also known as MDMA or “Molly”), and other designer drugs like “bath salts,” including ...

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(CNN) — It goes by the name flakka. In some parts of the country, it is also called “gravel” because of its white crystal chunks that have been compared to aquarium gravel. The man-made drug causes a ...

Another reason to be happy we live in Central Florida: We don’t have Broward County’s problems. At least not yet. According to a report from the Broward State Attorney’s office, a grand jury was ...

Just under 1% of American teenagers are knowingly using the synthetic drug flakka, according to new research. "The main finding was that less than 1% of high school seniors are estimated to have used ...

Alpha-PVP, also known as flakka, has caused a rash of emergency room visits and overdose deaths. Photo from the National Institute on Drug Abuse It’s a new drug. And it’s a killer. Known on the street ...

Because these drugs can be designed and created quickly, they often hit the market and streets before legislation and regulatory bodies have an opportunity to ban and restrict the spread of the ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One man ran naked through a Florida neighborhood, tried to have sex with a tree and told police he was the mythical god Thor. Another ran nude down a busy city street in ...