(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 ...

Flakka is a synthetic drug that was developed in the 1960s and is commonly known today as a “bath salt.” This synthetic drug is sold on the streets in a variety of forms, as cheap substitutes for ...

In late 2014, the synthetic drug known as flakka exploded on the scene and prompted such bizarre, violent behavior that it quickly became shorthand for lunacy. The street drug, which is similar to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Authorities have speculated the drug "flakka" could be connected to the gruesome case of a Florida couple who were fatally stabbed ...

Waka flakka, flamed out? The synthetic-drug epidemic that has gripped Broward County and spilled over into Miami-Dade more than two years ago may already be over thanks to an unprecedented level of ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSAZ) - It's being called the "Devil's Drug", and some Kentucky sheriffs and police officers call it one of the worst drugs they've seen in their careers. Now they're sounding the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Drug dealers are supplying Broad Ripple’s homeless community with a powerful psychostimulant known to cause bizarre and violent behavior, according to a man who said he knew at ...

A designer drug that has been linked to a number of bizarre incidents over the last few years is back in the news after police say a 19-year-old college student may have been on the hallucinogen when ...

VERO BEACH, Fla. (KRON, AP) – A man who authorities say crashed his car into a Florida jail in order to visit some friends apparently got what he wanted. Indian River County Sheriff’s Office spokesman ...

A year after it ravaged South Florida, flakka-- the synthetic street drug known for causing psychotic outbursts -- is virtually gone. The deaths. The hallucinating users. The arrests. All of it.

It seems that no community has found a safe harbor during this country’s heroin and opioid crisis. It does not matter if you live in the richest community or the poorest community, families in all ...