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Those who know flakka from the apocalyptic news reports may question why anyone would do a drug when it makes them crazy enough to attempt to break into a police station or have sex with a tree, but to hear Sarrechia tell it, the motivations of users are fairly simple: Like other hard drugs, Flakka makes them feel really, really good."They describe a feeling of invincibility," he explained. "I had one kid who told me about how he convinced one of his dealers into lending him a bicycle. He then sold the bicycle to another dealer to get more drugs."Francisco Alvarado is a freelance investigative journalist based in south Florida. Follow him on Twitter."I just heard dealers are selling two-dollar hits. Some dealers are giving away free hits to people who never tried it." –Kyle Sarrechia