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Flakka
Flakka also called gravel made from alpha -Pyrrolidinopentiophenone or PVP is a synthetic drug closely related to bath salts. Flakka is cheaply priced at $3-5 per dose therefore, it has much more reach. Flakka can be ingested, snorted, injected or smoked and it simulates similar effects as cocaine but is 10 times more powerful than cocaine. It is a highly addictive drug with very dangerous side effects. It can cause psychosis, paranoia, violent behaviour, kidney,heart damage and zombie behavior.Recently a college student high on flakka stabbed a couple to death and bit the victim’s

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