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.

This past December, 34-year-old Ft. Lauderdale resident Bobby Henry Jr. posted a video titled “Flocka Is Destroying USA” that shows a young woman getting drenched by the rain, apparently oblivious to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – 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.