(WBIR - ATHENS) A disturbing new drug is making what authorities say appears to be its first appearance in East Tennessee. A drug bust in McMinn County led to the discovery of flakka, a powerful, ...

Suffolk County health officials are issuing a warning about the dangers of flakka - a man-made drug that is a more powerful version of bath salts. Flakka, also known as gravel, causes a high similar ...

If you’re the type who keeps tabs on the hot new drugs flooding the market, you might have come across flakka, which has been “wreaking havoc” in the U.S. this year. It has gotten a lot of attention ...

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 ...

VANCEBURG, Ky. — In six months, Ashley lost 50 pounds, blew through $15,000 of a settlement and sold her house for $700. She lost feeling in her fingertips. Her hands turned raw and scaly, almost ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...