The scary drug of this season is apparently flakka. It has already inspired some Gothic media panic, as this Reason post summarizes.
For example, this account from Florida (of course) has some gems:
Vasquez says flakka "leads users to attack people or commit suicide," so "if you come across someone high on flakka," you should "run for your life." Apparently these are the fast kind of zombies...
Vasquez matter-of-factly describes flakka... as "a dangerous designer drug that turns people into zombies" and warns that "the psychological effects could be permanent."
Users often strip naked and confront passers-by with superhuman strength. In one case, a flakka user freaked out and impaled himself on a spiked fence around the Fort Lauderdale police department. Another user stripped naked, climbed a roof and threatened to shoot people. And a mother who used it left her child behind on the street.
Jacob Sollum does an excellent job of breaking down the anxiety.
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