What is Flakka?

Flakka,"aka gravel", is the new street drug that is supposedly more dangerous than cocaine. It gets its name from the Spanish slang for a beautiful women ("la flaca"). The solid white chunks, which resemble aquarium gravel, can either be smoked, injected, or snorted. It has symptoms of paranoia, extreme body temperatures (over 105 degrees Fahrenheit) and feeling of incredible strength, which makes people believe they have strength that is equivalent to the "Incredible Hulk." They contain chemicals that are close to MDPV, or the key ingredient in "bath salts" (which were banned by the 2012), and bind and thwart with the molecules on the surface of neurons that normally keep levels of mood-regulating transmitters in check. The result is to overwhelm the brain cells with these chemicals that have a longer lasting effects than cocaine. It is really easy to overdose, as there has been multiple reports in the past couple of months of people abusing it. 

Flakka.