As the new designer drug alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone — known on the streets as “flakka” — rises in popularity, a series of adverse side effects have been exposed. And they’re not pretty.
Take Austin Kelly Harrouff for instance. The 19-year-old Florida State University student who was found gnawing a man’s face off after murdering him and his wife is believed to have been under the influence of flakka at the time the attack took place.
Despite appearing like a balanced, normal young man, Harrouff became an unstoppable, unrelenting monster after consuming the drug.
Usually ingested through the mouth or nostrils, flakka is incredibly dangerous but shockingly accessible. It’s extremely inexpensive and can be found all across the United States. If you live near a college campus, there’s a good chance that someone is selling flakka nearby. None of us are safe from it.
Sadly, there’s nothing new about these kinds of drugs causing users to engage in cannibalism, as numerous brands of bath salts became known for such behavior only a few years ago.
Considering the horrific potential effects of ingesting flakka, the risk is most certainly not worth the reward. Yet many young people still continue to fall into the trap of using these life-ruining drugs. A brief high can result in a lifetime of regret.
And to think, the federal government is still pushing their unjust war on cannabis…
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