Flakka: This Drug Turns You Into a Zombie!

[Anonymous]

Drug addiction is increasing everyday. Most of us come across with people who pass out, go into shock, or lay there without moving because of using drugs. These people are so high on drugs that they are not aware of anything but it scares people around them.

Do people on drugs effect your life? Most might say no but these people might be very dangerous sometimes. Especially when they take flakka!

What is flakka?

Flakka is as potent as methamphetamine, yet with an even higher propensity for addiction development in those who abuse this substance.

It’s a man-made drug created primarily from a chemical called alpha-PVP. It’s a synthetic version of cathinone, the stimulant made from the plants. They come in crystal pebbles and can be snorted, smoked, injected or eaten.

Why is flakka dangerous?

It causes "excited delirium", which results in hyperstimulation, paranoia, and hallucinations that can lead to "violent aggression".

Here are some people using flakka.

[TripleAce]

I don't think anyone uses Flakka here lol hahah
Well if they did they would be jumping onto moving cars lol

[ATuairiscean]

I never heard of the stuff - Very scary

[BleepRawrsaurus_Rex]

This reminds me of this movie

https://youtu.be/J7w9uWFIMBs

[MrMysteryMan]

Wow. That looks crazy... ;)

[BleepRawrsaurus_Rex]

@MrMysteryMan really

[PrettyKitty31]

Holy shit that's scary!

[Compodulator]

I call bullshit.
Why do I call bullshit? Because of Jenkem. (https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Jenkem)
In 1995 there was a horror story in the newspapers, talking about teenagers collecting shit (actual shit), fermenting said shit and inhaling said shit. Allegedly, fermented shit makes you hallucinate. The entire story is longer and more ridiculous and can be found in the link I provided above.
Let's see what Snopes has to say on the subject:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/jenkem.asp
Are you too lazy to click on the link and read the entire thing? Allow me to summarize the whole article for you: It's bullshit.

What does this "Flakka" substance has to do with Jenkem?
Let's observe the similarities:
1) They both have weird names.
2) Up until this point, I saw no mentioning of it on any forum I've been to.
3) It sounds WAY too sci-fi.

Now, you would say it is a biased conclusion: "if you haven't heard of it, why does it mean this stuff can't exist?"

"It causes "excited delirium", which results in hyperstimulation, paranoia, and hallucinations that can lead to "violent aggression".

So this thing turns you into a paranoid, violent, hallucinating maniac?
We would've heard from at least one trusted source about this stuff by now, wouldn't we?

[zagor]

I have heard of it; it is a synthetic drug. Just because you haven't doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

www.cnn.com/.../index.html

Unless you are one of those people who considers CNN fake news...

[Compodulator]

@zagor I do have reasons to believe CNN is an unreliable source.
If you actually keep track of CNN, they tend to backpedal quite a bit and fire disagreeing journalists. Currently, it's all about Trump.
For an example, when I was in the military, CNN started putting out stories about Israel being a danger to the world, showcasing pictures of soldiers aiming their guns at things. One thing they forgot to mention is that most of these pictures were taken at a firing range.

[Compodulator]

@zagor also, have a counter argument: theconversation.com/flakka-is-a-dangerous-drug-but-it-doesnt-turn-you-into-a-zombie-69533

[Daesi]

If you were going to create a drug that zombified someone, you'd need to mix a stimulant and a deleriant of some kind. Deleriant's are the only thing that will really shut down someone's reason. It's possible someone might make up some pills including both but it wouldn't really make sense. Deleriant's leave you with no memory and they're not fun.

On the other hand, I can see how you'd end up taking them all together by accident. It's fairly common practice to take a sleeping pill to help you come down, usually benzodiazipines, but hypnotics like zolpidem can act as a deleriant if they don't put you to sleep. Something as "benign" as diphenhydramine or doxylamine (OTC sleep aids/first generation anti-hystamines) might do it but you'd need to take a lot. Seeing as zolpidem (Ambien) is so widely prescribed, it'd be my primary suspect.

In fact, if I was a betting lady, I say the most likely culprit is going to be someone who's high on cocaethylene (a drug your body makes when you do coke and alcohol together) who decides to use a hypnotic like zolpidem to help them sleep afterwards. Coke and alcohol are among the most common drugs, and they're commonly used together, but cocaethyline is more than the sum of it's parts. Aggression, lack of inhibition, stimulation, a sense of invincibility. That's why everyone hates cokeheads. It's not common for zolpidem to leave you awake and delusional but it happens now and again. Happening to someone on cocaethyline... not pretty.

[Anonymous]

Nothing like taking something (if real) potentially so serious and fictionalizing it with kindergarten level dogma.
Real problem? Throw a little Jesus at it so we can just dismiss it as part of God’s plan.

[razor97]

so rabid dogs are demonic huh. call a priest and tell him to exorcise them. let's see if any of these works

[BradA]

Watch Baywatch yet?