At first glance, Flexeril doesn't look to be a controlled substance, but look at this:
Flexeril's active ingredient is Cyclobenzaprine
Cyclobenzaprine is known as "cyclone" on the street.
Cyclone can produce moderate to severe anticholinergic effects.
Anticholinergic effects in the central nervous system may resemble those associated with delirium, and may include:
* Confusion
* Disorientation
* Agitation
* Respiratory depression
* Short-term memory loss
* Inability to concentrate
* Wandering thoughts; inability to sustain a train of thought
* Incoherent speech
* Wakeful myoclonic jerking
* Unusual sensitivity to sudden sounds
* Illogical thinking
* Photophobia
* Visual disturbances
o Periodic flashes of light
o Periodic changes in visual field
o Visual snow
o Restricted or "tunnel vision"
* Visual, auditory, or other sensory hallucinations
o Warping or waving of surfaces and edges
o Textured surfaces
o "Dancing" lines; "spiders", insects
o Lifelike objects indistinguishable from reality
* Rarely: seizures, coma and death
Acute anticholinergic syndrome is completely reversible and subsides once all of the toxin has been excreted. Ordinarily, no specific treatment is indicated. However, in extreme cases, especially those that involves severe distortions of mental state, a reversible cholinergic agent such as physostigmine may be used.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticholinergic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclobenzaprine
From the BLINCO's article:
"Another reason for the case's notoriety stems from Thomas' allegation that the man who initially confronted him poked him in the shoulder and directed two racial slurs at him, the "N" word and "boy."
The third reason stems from the fact that two of the officers caught up in the case but not charged by Raleigh police -- Sgt. Mark Gottlieb and Officer Richard Clayton -- have participated in the Duke University lacrosse rape case investigation. Three Blue Devil athletes have been indicted in that case.
Critics of the department's handling of that case theorize that the involvement of Gottlieb and Clayton in the Blinco's case might undercut the lacrosse prosecution.
Further fueling the speculation has been the fact that Thomas told one media outlet, ABC News, that the first man to confront him on July 20 was BALD.
Among the six current and former officers who've been named in connection with the Blinco's case, Gottlieb comes the closest to fitting that description......"
http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-765891.html