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 ...

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) — 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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/AP) — Last year, it made headlines virtually every month - this year it's virtually gone. We're talking about the illegal street drug known as flakka which caused psychotic ...

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 ...

A 19-year-old Florida State University fraternity brother allegedly stabbed a couple to death then tried to eat part of one victim’s face – possibly after taking the synthetic drug Flakka, PEOPLE ...