When a Deerfield Beach man collapsed on his back patio in a paranoid sweat after proclaiming he wanted to try ecstasy and popping a white pill, he was exhibiting typical signs of flakka intoxication.
Michael Angove, 43, began sweating profusely, to the point he changed from long pants to shorts. He grew "very fidgety" and "extremely paranoid," his girlfriend told police. Convinced that someone was on the back patio, the father of five went outside, crouched down and fell backward into unconsciousness, a police report said.
Angove's Dec. 13 death was ruled an accidental overdose. He tested positive for Xanax, cocaine, the pain medication tramadol, alcohol and flakka.