Table of contents:
- Flakka is a synthetic narcotic that is worldwide
- Flakka is cheaper than cocaine
- What happens to the body after using flakka
- Much more flakka addict from cocaine and meth
- What are the long-term effects of flakka?
- Also makes users become like zombies
Drug Circulation (Narcotics, Psychotropics
Flakka is a synthetic narcotic that is worldwide
Flakka is often thought of as a combination of heroin and cocaine, or heroin and shabu (methamphetamine). In fact, flakka is a type synthesis psychoactive drug Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS). Flakka contains a katinona compound, or alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (alpha PVP).
Basically, alpha PVP is not a new name. Alpha PVP is a synthetic narcotic made from China and has been in existence since 1960. This drug was originally marketed as a legal alternative to ecstasy. Alpha PVP has stimulant effects such as shabu (methamphetamine) and cocaine. However, the resulting stimulant effect can be 10 times stronger than cocaine.
Once it was found to have potentially dangerous side effects, this drug was eventually banned from circulation. Flakka has been banned from production and distribution in the United States since 2014. The ban on distributing Flakka was followed by 20 other countries, such as the UK, Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, Austria, the Czech Republic, and France.
In Indonesia, flakka is a newcomer. Even so, the name of this drug has been listed in the Minister of Health Regulation (Permenkes) number 2 of 2017 with the chemical name alpha PVP as one of the dangerous types of drugs whose circulation is prohibited.
Flakka is cheaper than cocaine
As mentioned earlier, flakka is an inexpensive version of cocaine.
Flakka is only priced at around $ 3 to $ 5 or the equivalent of Rp. 42 thousand to Rp. 73 thousand only. Meanwhile, cocaine is pegged at a much higher market price, up to around $ 80 or Rp. 1 million.
Besides being cheaper, in fact the effect of flakka is also much stronger than cocaine. No wonder so many drug addicts turn to using this type of drug. However, be aware of the dangers.
What happens to the body after using flakka
Flakka is a stimulant that has many dangerous side effects.
Initial use in small doses (less than 100 milligrams) may be limited to causing euphoric effects, behavior changes, and general mood swings similar to the effects of other stimulant drugs such as cocaine and crystal meth. For example, you become more energized, feel more refreshed and very, very happy, hyperactive, talk a lot, and are much more confident than before. Some people who use flakka may also find their senses more sensitive to stimulation.
This effect comes from an excessive surge in the hormones dopamine and norepinephrine after consuming stimulants. An excessive increase in dopamine levels in the brain can cause a sensation of euphoria, aka an excessive feeling of happiness. While norepinephrine levels spike, they can raise your heart rate and blood pressure, both of which can make you more alert.
In general, here are some of the effects of flakk in the short term:
- Excessive feeling of joy
- Heart palpitations
- Shortness of breath or gasping for breath
- Blood pressure increases
- Restless
- Can not be silent
- Delirious
- Outstanding sensitivity to touch, sound and sight
Much more flakka addict from cocaine and meth
Just like other types of drugs, flakka that is consumed in excess can lead to addiction. In fact, the tendency to addiction to Flakka is even higher than other types of stimulants.
Because, all the effects of flakka can be felt immediately after the first consumption of low doses, but the duration does not last long. After the drug is used up in the body, flakka users will immediately feel severe fatigue and symptoms of depression.
As a result, most people have the urge to go back to taking this drug in higher doses in order to continue experiencing the various pleasurable euphoric sensations while also avoiding the after effects of withdrawal. In fact, the more often and the more someone abuses stimulant drugs, the higher your chances of becoming addicted and addicted to it.
If allowed to continue, of course it can be very dangerous. The more often and the longer you use this drug in high doses, the more negative effects that may eat away at the body. It is this tendency towards higher dependence that makes Flakka's effects far more dangerous than cocaine.
What are the long-term effects of flakka?
The long-term effects of flakka have not been determined so far because this drug is a “new kid” which has not been studied much further. Besides the risk of overdose, a number of existing studies have shown that the drug has the potential to cause kidney failure.
In addition, a stronger dose of flakka also has the potential to cause the wearer to experience hyperthermia. This condition is not ordinary heat or heat. Hyperthermia is a condition where your core body temperature rises sharply and occurs suddenly in a short time so that your body doesn't have enough time to sweat to cool off. This extreme increase in temperature can lead to severe physical complications, such as muscle and kidney damage from severe dehydration.
Yes, slowly but surely, muscle tissue begins to break down. This damaged tissue releases proteins and other cellular products into the bloodstream. In the medical world, this condition is called rhabdomyolysis. If you have this, sufferers need immediate medical care.
When flakka users were simultaneously rhabdomyolysis and dehydrated, they were more likely to develop kidney failure and even death.
Also makes users become like zombies
Excessive use of flakka has been associated with extreme feelings of anxiety, paranoia, and hallucinations. In severe cases of addiction, the user can go into an extreme delirium phase. This phase causes the sufferer to experience severe confusion and unable to think clearly.
When in the delirium phase, flakka users will tend to show aggressive and destructive behavior that can harm themselves or others. For example, going berserk, hitting, looting, and screaming hysterically. Some of the wearers may even experience seizures.
Well, this delirium phase makes sufferers often look like zombies, aka undead. Local police reports in various states in the United States found flakka-wearing men writhing on the floor with their eyes rolled back over their heads, like zombies.
Launching the Independent page, the effect of flakka is strongly suspected to be the cause behind the attacks of cannibalism that occurred on two elderly pedestrians in Florida, United States. A 19-year-old teenager who used flakka reportedly attacked the two pedestrians with a knife, then bit and ate most of the face of one of the victims until it was released.
