The synthetic drug alpha-PVP -- or flakka -- is sometimes called the "zombie" or "cannibal" drug, and about 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors have tried it, according to a new study. "Flakka is ...

Nearly one percent of high school seniors report using Flakka, a highly potent and potentially dangerous synthetic drug, according to a new study. Nearly 1 percent of high school seniors report using ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The “zombie” drug is back in some Ohio neighborhoods. But this time, it’s being mixed with opioids. The state just sent out a warning for EMS providers to be on the lookout for ...

A flakka drought has descended upon the good state of Florida, which is presumably horrendous news for anyone hoping to make it into headlines with a distinctly Floridian flakka freakout. After ...

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 ...

As more people under the influence of flakka have entered hospitals recently, staff members are saying they pose a unique threat to hospital security. The new drug, most commonly seen in Florida, has ...

Pam Bondi has jumped into the flakka hysteria fray and issued an official warning to Florida parents as summer kicks off. “Flakka causes delusions, hallucinations and can increase body temperature to ...

When flakka makes the news, it's never a good thing. In fact, it can be downright bizarre - including this case in Florida, where a man apparently using the drug offered a ride to the woman whose car ...

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 ...

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 ...