Today I read an article about a new drug that is sweeping the nation, or at least Florida. It's called "flakka" and it can be snorted or smoked just like the rest of them. After an initial euphoric high, it makes the user incredibly paranoid. One young man under its influence tried to chop down a tree because he thought it was "watching" him. It also causes the human body to heat up to a body temperature of 102 degrees, so many people under the influence strip down to nothing in an effort to cool off. Naturally this is frowned upon by local police. Users also become violent. I have no answers, only questions:
Why would anyone, after hearing what the drug does to you, go ahead and take it?
What is it about being messed up in the head that is so appealing to so many people?
Why are so many bad drugs being made in laboratories when marijuana, a natural drug that grows for free and now is available in legitimate ways with a note from your doctor, makes you feel better without any crazy side effects?
Who among the presidential candidates has even said one word about the scourge of drugs ruining the lives of so many Americans, each a potential voter?
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