{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"W'burg Police warn of resurgence of 'Flakka' &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HSXUe5owoh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wburg-police-warn-resurgence-flakka\/\">W&#8217;burg Police warn of resurgence of &#8216;Flakka&#8217;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wburg-police-warn-resurgence-flakka\/embed\/#?secret=HSXUe5owoh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;W&#8217;burg Police warn of resurgence of &#8216;Flakka&#8217;&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"HSXUe5owoh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Flakka, also known as \u201cGravel,\u201d is often described as a form of bath salts. According to DrugFree.org, Flakka is a synthetic cathinone that contains Alpha-PVP, which is chemically similar to bath salts. Flakka is said to cause excited delirium, including hyper-stimulation, paranoia, and hallucinations. As other fad drugs of the past, flakka has seen to create a sense of \u201csuper human strength\u201d in those who use it, along with extreme violence and aggravation. In an interview with CNN, Kevin Stanfill of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of Miami said, \u201cHere in South Florida, we have had instances where people have taken Flakka and it had taken six police officers to hold them down.\u201d Stanfill also stated in his interview that Miami had first seen Flakka in 2012 and that it was being sent via mail from China. Lawmakers have worked to stop the distribution of Flakka, however it still found its way to Williamsburg. Last year, when \u201cICE\u201d was spreading across Whitley County, it was the first time Flakka had made an appearance being laced with the methamphetamine. Williamsburg Police Chief had requested at the time for UNITE to help spread awareness of the lethal combination, stating that it was spreading faster than anything he had seen drug-wise. Though it seemed to have faded away over the last year, the Williamsburg Police Department warned on its Facebook page that there have been two cases of Flakka within the last week alone. In an interview with WYMT, Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird described users of Flakka to be something out of a horror movie. \u201cI can\u2019t describe the people that are on this and how violent they are. If you\u2019ve ever seen the movie \u2018The Exorcist,\u2019 picture her in the bed in the movie\u2026because that\u2019s what these people look like that are on this,\u201d said Bird in the interview. Williamsburg Police Department and the Whitley County Sheriff\u2019s Department is pleading to the public, especially drug users, to educate themselves on the dangers of this drug. Adam Sulfridge of the Whitley County Sheriff\u2019s Department was also interviewed by WYMT stating, \u201cA lot of people do not know that they\u2019re actually getting drugs with these synthetics in them\u2026 So we just want people to stop and think for a second, do you really trust your dealer?\u201d The Williamsburg Police Department asks that if anyone has information about someone who is selling this drug to please contact us at 606-549-6087 or 606-549-6038, you can remain anonymous."}