text: Matthew Kenney smoked Flakka and then ran naked . A Florida man who was high on a designer drug called Flakka stripped and ran naked through traffic in Fort Lauderdale to escape from imaginary killers who he believed stole his clothes and wanted to murder him. Matthew Kenney, 34, told police he smoked Flakka before he streaked though traffic early on Saturday evening while only wearing a pair of sneakers. Flakka, which can be injected, snorted, smoked, swallowed or taken with other substances, has been nicknamed '$5 insanity' for its mind-bending effects and cheap cost. After he was arrested, Kenney told police he would 'rather die than be caught by these unknown people', the Sun Sentinel reported. He added that 'if I got hit by a car they would stop chasing me' according to a Fort Lauderdale Police reported. Kenney has previous arrests for disorderly conduct, making a riot and possession of a controlled substance. He was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation. Flakka is usually made from the chemical alpha-PVP, a synthetic version of the stimulant cathinone. That is the same type of chemical that is used to make bath salts. Scroll down for video . Kenney, 34, ran though traffic early on Saturday evening while only wearing sneakers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida . The suspect said he was escaping imaginary killers who he believed stole his clothes and wanted to murder him . The use of flakka  a designer drug that can be even stronger than crystal meth or bath salts, is up in Florida . Flakka resembles a mix of crack cocaine and meth and it has a a strong odor 'like a sweaty sock', WPBF 25 News reported. Once ingested, the drug causes a feeling of euphoria, hallucinations and sometimes psychosis or even superhuman strength. The high lasts for a couple hours and users are left with a strong desire to use again. 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.
target: Matthew Kenney, 34, said he smoked Flakka before he went streaking .
  Was arrested on Saturday after run through Fort Lauderdale, Florida .
  Drug is made from same version of stimulant used to produce bath salts .
  It causes  euphoria, hallucinations, psychosis and superhuman strength .
  Kenney has prior arrests and was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation .