It’s the newest danger on the streets, it is almost completely unnoticeable, even on drug tests and it has made its way into Kentucky.
One Kentucky Sheriff is in the national spotlight for his fight against a synthetic drug called Flakka.
A Youtube search of “Flakka,” results in videos of women screaming, men enraged and even one man running around Tampa completely naked.
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A few months ago, Lewis County Sheriff Johnny Bivens spoke out against Flakka, to warn people of the danger it is and how it has affected his quaint Northeastern County.
He says the high puts users in a zombie-like state.
“Recently one of our deputies got in foot pursuit with one individual under the influence and he jumped into the creek and to what he said was to ‘cool off.’ his body was hot he thought he was on fire,” Bivens told LEX 18’s Steve Butera.
Alpha-PVP, better known as Flakka, is in rock form and can be smoked or injected when crushed; people are even using it in e-cigarettes.
The problem with keeping Flakka off the streets is that it is only a Class B misdemeanor, not a felony.
There is a federal ban on Flakka, but dealers are still able to sneak it in, in some cases through Florida and on I-75.
Sheriff Bivens hopes that lawmakers will listen and realize that Flakka is here to stay and something needs to be done about it.
