new orleans , louisiana -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- quint davis drives around the fairgrounds in his golf cart . the producer/director checks every nook and cranny the way a field commander checks his troops . quint davis is the producer and director of the new orleans jazz and heritage festival . davis has been doing this 40 years ; he was one of the co-founders of the new orleans jazz and heritage festival . if you were there the first year of the festival , count yourself among the elite ; there were just a few hundred people . a new designer drug even stronger than crystal meth dubbed ' $ 5 insanity ' for its mind-bending effects is spreading across florida . . flakka , which can be injected , snorted , smoked , swallowed or taken with other substances like marijuana , is usually made from the chemical alpha-pvp . that 's the synthetic version of the stimulant cathinone , the same type of chemical that is used to make bath salts . the use of flakka a designer drug that can be even stronger than crystal meth or bath salts , is up in florida . flakka can be injected , snorted , smoked , swallowed or taken with other drugs and substances like marijuana . flakka resembles a mix of crack cocaine and meth and it has a noticeably foul smell -lrb- bath salts pictured -rrb- . radamel falcao 's former monaco team-mate nabil dirar believes the colombian must be regretting his failed loan move to manchester united even though he was not happy in france . flakka resembles a mix of crack cocaine and meth and it has a noticeably foul smell , wpbf 25 news reported . st. lucie county sheriff 's office special investigations sgt. rob pettit said : ` it has a strong odor like a sweaty sock . the former atletico madrid striker moved to old trafford on a season-long loan last summer but has struggled to hit the heights he achieved before suffering a serious knee injury . united will have to pay # 46million to make falcao 's transfer permanent but having only scored four goals all season louis van gaal 's side are unlikely to take up that option . radamel falcao has struggled for manchester united during his season-long loan . falcao has struggled to reach the heights he achieved before suffering a serious knee injury . ` it 's pretty serious . ` we 're always trying to play catchup with the drug dealers as it is , and now here we are trying to get accustomed to finding yet another drug . ' once ingested , the drug causes a feeling of euphoria , hallucinations and sometimes psychosis or apparent superhuman strength . the high lasts for a couple hours and users are left with a strong desire to use again . users have nicknamed the drug ' $ 5 insanity ' because hits often cost less than $ 10 , the sun-sentinel reported . this year , organizers expect 400,000 over the two weekends . despite the sour economy , jazz fest remains one of the areas economic mainstays , davis said . and dirar has revealed that falcao was not happy in france but thinks he would have been better off staying at monaco . cnn talked with davis about the festival 's early years and its local artists . the following is an edited version of that interview : . cnn : tell me about the whole evolution of this , 40 years now . what it started out as , how big it was to the community back then , because now it 's synonymous with new orleans . quint davis : we really set out to be an indigenous self-celebration -lsb- of -rsb- the culture -- like the world 's greatest backyard barbeque ... to celebrate the tradition of new orleans . and now , after 40 of these festivals , we really have become one of those traditions . we have three generations of festival-goers and now three generations of musicians and cooks whose grandkids are coming out here and playing music . cathinone use is apparently up across the nation and the use of flakka is also certainly increasing in florida . flakka has been involved in a number of incidents in recent weeks , including one where a man impaled himself white trying to scale a fence , cbs reported . jim hall , an epidemiologist at the center for applied research on substance use and health disparities at nova southeastern university , said : ` we 're starting to see a rash of cases of a syndrome referred to as excited delirium . ` this is where the body goes into hyperthermia , generally a temperature of 105 degrees . cnn : in the early years , what was it like ? davis : well , we started the festival in a place called congo square , which is very ironically historical because that was the birth of african music in the north american continent and really the birth of the beat that became everything else we know in american music . it was very small ; it was the same sort of guts and bones . we had a cajun-zydeco stage ; we had a little bitty tent with gospel singers in it . right on the grass , there was n't even a stage for that one . the same concept , marching brass bands , mardi gras indians , a little culture fest that was stuck onto a concert hall . we had mahalia jackson ; we had duke ellington ; we had big names . we were there for two years , and then we moved out here to the fairgrounds . ` the individual becomes psychotic , they often rip off their clothes and run out into the street violently and have an adrenaline-like strength and police are called and it takes four or five officers to restrain them . cnn : and that was a great time in music , 40 years ago . davis : an interesting thing about the evolution of this festival , being that it 's 88 percent new orleans music . back in those days , the great musical thing about this festival was discovery . you know , you say , `` oh , i 'll come down . i heard all these great bands . i 've never heard of any of them . i 'll walk from stage to stage . '' now 40 years later , new orleans music is at the forefront . our blues musicians , jazz musicians , cajun-zydeco -- even they play at festivals all around the world . cnn : many artists and fans have described jazz fest as a spiritual experience . is that how you view it when organizing every year ? ' i think falcao must be biting his fingers -lsb- ruing the fact -rsb- he 's gone , ' he told le parisien . ` here , he would have played and participated in the champions league . but he may need more atmosphere . ` in monaco , he was not feeling well . ' davis : this festival always has been this sort of battery to recharge yourself , your spirit and your heart and soul . we saw the spirit that was out here after 9/11 -lsb- and -rsb- katrina -- four years ago , our entire city was destroyed by a flood . and now more than ever , our festival did what it does , and it showed people the healing power of music . ` then once they are restrained , if they do n't receive immediate medical attention they can die . ' and people came here in a way that was some sum that was greater than the parts , because people here really live on what music does to you . music is not as much entertainment here as it a medium to make you feel good . there were more than 670 flakka occurrences in florida in 2014 , up from 85 in 2012 and zero in 2010 , according to the drug enforcement administration .
quint davis is the producer/director of the new orleans jazz festival . davis co-founded the festival 40 years ago in louisiana . festival expects 400,000 attendees despite the sour economy , davis says . david : `` this festival always has been this sort of battery to recharge yourself ''
, organizers expect 400,000 over the two weekends . despite the sour economy , jazz fest remains one of the areas economic mainstays , davis said . and dirar has revealed that falcao was not happy in france but thinks he would have been better off staying at monaco . cnn talked with davis about the festival 's early years and its local artists . the following is an edited version of that interview : . cnn : tell me about the whole evolution of this , 40 years now . what it started out as , how big it was to the community back then , because now it 's synonymous with new orleans . quint davis : we really set out to be an indigenous self-celebration -lsb- of -rsb- the culture -- like the world 's greatest backyard barbeque ... to celebrate the tradition of new orleans . and now , after 40 of these festivals , we really have become one of those traditions . we have three generations of festival-goers and now three generations of musicians and cooks whose grandkids are coming out here and playing music . cathinone use is apparently up across the nation and the use of flakka is also certainly increasing in florida . flakka has been involved in a number of incidents in recent weeks , including one where a man impaled himself white trying to scale a fence , cbs reported . jim hall , an epidemiologist at the center for applied research on substance use and health disparities at nova southeastern university , said : ` we 're starting to see a rash of cases of a syndrome referred to as excited delirium . ` this is where the body goes into hyperthermia , generally a temperature of 105 degrees . cnn : in the early years , what was it like ? davis : well , we started the festival in a place called congo square , which is very ironically historical because that was the birth of african music in the north american continent and really the birth of the beat that became everything else we know in american music . it was very small ; it was the same sort of guts and bones . we had a cajun-zydeco stage ; we had a little bitty tent with gospel singers in it . right on the grass , there was n't even a stage for that one . the same concept , marching brass bands , mardi gras indians , a little culture fest that was stuck onto a concert hall . we had mahalia jackson ; we had duke ellington ; we had big names . we were there for two years , and then we moved out here to the fairgrounds . ` the individual becomes psychotic , they often rip off their clothes and run out into the street violently and have an adrenaline-like strength and police are called and it takes four or five officers to restrain them . cnn : and that was a great time in music , 40 years ago . davis : an interesting thing about the evolution of this festival , being that it 's 88 percent new orleans music . back in those days , the great musical thing about this festival was discovery . you know , you say , `` oh , i 'll come down . i heard all these great bands . i 've never heard of any of them . i 'll walk from stage to stage . '' now 40 years later , new orleans music is at the forefront . our blues musicians , jazz musicians , cajun-zydeco -- even they play at festivals all around the world . cnn : many artists and fans have described jazz fest as a spiritual experience . is that how you view it when organizing every year ? ' i think falcao must be biting his fingers -lsb- ruing the fact -rsb- he 's gone , ' he told le parisien . ` here , he would have played and participated in the champions league . but he may need more atmosphere . ` in monaco , he was not feeling well . ' davis : this festival always has been this sort of battery to recharge yourself , your spirit and your heart and soul . we saw the spirit that was out here after 9/11 -lsb- and -rsb- katrina -- four years ago , our entire city was destroyed by a flood . and now more than ever , our festival did what it does , and it showed people the healing power of music . ` then once they are restrained , if they do n't receive immediate medical attention they can die . ' and people came here in a way that was some sum that was greater than the parts , because people here really live on what music does to you . music is not as much entertainment here as it a medium to make you feel good . there were more than 670 flakka occurrences in florida in 2014 , up from 85 in 2012 and zero in 2010 , according to the drug enforcement administration .
new orleans , louisiana -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- quint davis drives around the fairgrounds in his golf cart . the producer/director checks every nook and cranny the way a field commander checks his troops . quint davis is the producer and director of the new orleans jazz and heritage festival . davis has been doing this 40 years ; he was one of the co-founders of the new orleans jazz and heritage festival . if you were there the first year of the festival , count yourself among the elite ; there were just a few hundred people . a new designer drug even stronger than crystal meth dubbed ' $ 5 insanity ' for its mind-bending effects is spreading across florida . . flakka , which can , organizers expect 400,000 over the two weekends . despite the sour economy , jazz fest remains one of the areas economic mainstays , davis said . and dirar has revealed that falcao was not happy in france but thinks he would have been better off staying at monaco . cnn talked with davis about the festival 's early years and its local artists . the following is an edited version of that interview : . cnn : tell me about the whole evolution of this , 40 years now . what it started out as , how big it was to the community back then , because now it 's synonymous with new orleans . quint davis : we really set out to be an indigenous self-celebration -lsb- of -rsb- the culture -- like the world 's greatest backyard barbeque ... to celebrate the tradition of new orleans . and now , after 40 of these festivals , we really have become one of those traditions . we have three generations of festival-goers and now three generations of musicians and cooks whose grandkids are coming out here and playing music . cathinone use is apparently up across the nation and the use of flakka is also certainly increasing in florida . flakka has been involved in a number of incidents in recent weeks , including one where a man impaled himself white trying to scale a fence , cbs reported . jim hall , an epidemiologist at the center for applied research on substance use and health disparities at nova southeastern university , said : ` we 're starting to see a rash of cases of a syndrome referred to as excited delirium . ` this is where the body goes into hyperthermia , generally a temperature of 105 degrees . cnn : in the early years , what was it like ? davis : well , we started the festival in a place called congo square , which is very ironically historical because that was the birth of african music in the north american continent and really the birth of the beat that became everything else we know in american music . it was very small ; it was the same sort of guts and bones . we had a cajun-zydeco stage ; we had a little bitty tent with gospel singers in it . right on the grass , there was n't even a stage for that one . the same concept , marching brass bands , mardi gras indians , a little culture fest that was stuck onto a concert hall . we had mahalia jackson ; we had duke ellington ; we had big names . we were there for two years , and then we moved out here to the fairgrounds . ` the individual becomes psychotic , they often rip off their clothes and run out into the street violently and have an adrenaline-like strength and police are called and it takes four or five officers to restrain them . cnn : and that was a great time in music , 40 years ago . davis : an interesting thing about the evolution of this festival , being that it 's 88 percent new orleans music . back in those days , the great musical thing about this festival was discovery . you know , you say , `` oh , i 'll come down . i heard all these great bands . i 've never heard of any of them . i 'll walk from stage to stage . '' now 40 years later , new orleans music is at the forefront . our blues musicians , jazz musicians , cajun-zydeco -- even they play at festivals all around the world . cnn : many artists and fans have described jazz fest as a spiritual experience . is that how you view it when organizing every year ? ' i think falcao must be biting his fingers -lsb- ruing the fact -rsb- he 's gone , ' he told le parisien . ` here , he would have played and participated in the champions league . but he may need more atmosphere . ` in monaco , he was not feeling well . ' davis : this festival always has been this sort of battery to recharge yourself , your spirit and your heart and soul . we saw the spirit that was out here after 9/11 -lsb- and -rsb- katrina -- four years ago , our entire city was destroyed by a flood . and now more than ever , our festival did what it does , and it showed people the healing power of music . ` then once they are restrained , if they do n't receive immediate medical attention they can die . ' and people came here in a way that was some sum that was greater than the parts , because people here really live on what music does to you . music is not as much entertainment here as it a medium to make you feel good . there were more than 670 flakka occurrences in florida in 2014 , up from 85 in 2012 and zero in 2010 , according to the drug enforcement administration .
new orleans, louisiana -lrb- cnn -- quint davis drives around the fairgrounds. the producer/director checks every nook the way a field commander. quint davis is the producer the new orleans jazz and heritage festival. davis has doing this 40 years ; he was one the new orleans jazz and heritage festival. if were there the first year the festival, count among ; there. a new designer drug even stronger crystal meth dubbed ' $ 5 insanity for is spreading florida. . flakka, which can injected, snorted smoked swallowed taken like marijuana is usually made the chemical alpha-pvp. that 's the synthetic version, the same type chemical the use flakka a designer drug even stronger crystal meth bath salts, is up florida. flakka can injected, snorted swallowed taken substances like marijuana flakka resembles a mix crack cocaine and a noticeably foul smell -lrb- bath salts pictured -rrb-. radamel falcao 's former monaco team-mate nabil dirar believes must regretting manchester united even not happy france. flakka resembles a mix crack cocaine and a noticeably foul smell, wpbf 25 news reported st. lucie county sheriff 's office special investigations sgt rob pettit said : ` it has a strong odor like a sweaty sock. the former atletico madrid striker moved old trafford on last but struggled hit achieved before suffering. united will have pay # 46million make falcao 's transfer permanent but having only scored all season louis van gaal 's side take up. radamel falcao has struggled manchester united during. falcao has struggled reach achieved before suffering. ` it pretty serious. ` we 're always play catchup the drug dealers as it, now here trying accustomed finding yet. ' once ingested, causes a feeling, hallucinations sometimes or apparent superhuman strength the high lasts users left a strong desire again. users have nicknamed the drug $ 5 insanity hits often less, the sun-sentinel this year, organizers expect over the two weekends. despite the sour economy, jazz fest remains the areas economic mainstays, davis said and dirar has revealed falcao was happy in france but thinks would staying monaco. cnn talked davis the festival 's early years its local artists. the following that interview :. cnn : tell the whole evolution this, 40 now what it started, how big to the community back because now 's synonymous new orleans quint davis : we really set an indigenous self-celebration -lsb- of -rsb- the culture -- like the world 's greatest backyard barbeque... to celebrate the tradition new orleans. and now, after 40 of these festivals really become one those traditions we three generations festival-goers now three generations musicians cooks whose grandkids here playing. cathinone use apparently up across the use flakka certainly florida. flakka has involved, impaled white trying scale, cbs reported jim hall, an epidemiologist the center applied research substance use health disparities nova southeastern university said : ` we 're starting a rash a syndrome referred excited delirium. ` this where the body goes into hyperthermia, generally a temperature 105 degrees. cnn : in the early years, what? davis : well, we started the festival a place congo square very ironically historical because that the birth african music really the birth the beat became everything else we it very small ; the same sort guts bones. we had a cajun-zydeco stage ; a little bitty tent gospel singers. right on the grass, there n't even a stage that one the same concept, marching brass bands mardi indians a little culture fest that stuck onto a concert hall. we had mahalia jackson ; duke ellington big names. we were there, then here the fairgrounds ` the individual becomes psychotic, they often rip run violently have an adrenaline-like strength police it takes restrain. cnn : and that a great time music, 40. davis : an interesting thing the evolution this festival, being 's 88 percent new orleans music. back in those days, the great musical thing this festival discovery. you, say `` oh i 'll come down. i heard all these great bands. i 've. i 'll walk from stage. '' now 40, new orleans music at. our blues musicians, cajun-zydeco -- even they play at festivals all cnn : many artists fans described jazz fest. is that how view organizing every year? ' i think falcao must biting -lsb- ruing he 's gone, he told le parisien. ` here, he would played and participated the champions league. but he may need more atmosphere. ` in monaco, he not feeling. ' davis : this festival always this sort battery to recharge yourself, your spirit heart and soul we saw the spirit that out here after -lsb- and -rsb- katrina -- four, our entire city a flood. and now more, our festival did does, showed people the healing power ` then once restrained, if n't receive immediate medical attention. ' and people came here in a way some sum that greater the parts, because people here really live on what music does. music is as much entertainment here a medium to make. there more than 670 flakka occurrences florida 2014, up 85 2012 zero the drug enforcement administration
, organizers expect 400,000 over the two weekends . despite the sour economy , jazz fest remains one of the areas economic mainstays , davis said . and dirar has revealed that falcao was not happy in france but thinks he would have been better off staying at monaco . cnn talked with davis about the festival 's early years and its local artists . the following is an edited version of that interview : . cnn : tell me about the whole evolution of this , 40 years now . what it started out as , how big it was to the community back then , because now it 's synonymous with new orleans . quint davis : we really set out to be an indigenous self-celebration -lsb- of -rsb- the culture -- like the world 's greatest backyard barbeque ... to celebrate the tradition of new orleans . and now , after 40 of these festivals , we really have become one of those traditions . we have three generations of festival-goers and now three generations of musicians and cooks whose grandkids are coming out here and playing music . cathinone use is apparently up across the nation and the use of flakka is also certainly increasing in florida . flakka has been involved in a number of incidents in recent weeks , including one where a man impaled himself white trying to scale a fence , cbs reported . jim hall , an epidemiologist at the center for applied research on substance use a great time in music , 40 years ago . davis : an interesting thing about the evolution of this festival , being that it 's 88 percent new orleans music . back in those days , the great musical thing about this festival was discovery . you know , you say , `` oh , i 'll come down . i heard all these great bands . i 've never heard of any of them . i 'll walk from stage to stage . '' now 40 years later , new orleans music is at the forefront . our blues musicians , jazz musicians , cajun-zydeco -- even they play at festivals all around the world . cnn : many artists and fans have described jazz fest as a spiritual experience . is that how you view it when organizing every year ? ' i think falcao must be biting his fingers -lsb- ruing the fact -rsb- he 's gone , ' he told le parisien . ` here , he would have played and participated in the champions league . but he may need more atmosphere . ` in monaco , he was not feeling well . ' davis : this festival always has been this sort of battery to recharge yourself , your spirit and your heart and soul . we saw the spirit that was out here after 9/11 -lsb- and -rsb- katrina -- four years ago , our entire city was destroyed by a flood . and now more than ever , our festival did what it does , and it showed people the healing power of music . ` then once they are restrained , if they do n't receive immediate medical attention they can die . ' and people came here in a way that was some sum that was greater than the parts , because people here really live on what music does to you . music is not as much entertainment here as it a medium to make you feel good . there were more than 670 flakka occurrences in florida in 2014 , up from 85 in 2012 and zero in 2010 , according to the drug enforcement administration .
 The article discusses the evolution of the Jazz Fest, which has become synonymous with New Orleans culture. Despite economic downturns, the festival remains one of the area's economic mainstays. Organizer Quint Davis reflects on the festival's history, noting that it started as an indigenous self-celebration of the city's culture and has since grown to feature three generations of festival-goers, musicians, and cooks. The event now showcases local artists, jazz musicians, and Cajun-Zydeco music. Davis also mentions the challenges faced by the festival, including a recent incident where a man impaled himself while trying to scale a fence. Despite these setbacks, the festival continues to thrive, with its healing power evident in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.