FLESH EATING DRUG KROKODIL NOW IN USE IN THE UNITED STATES

Home-made drug Krokodil severely disfigures and rots away the users' skin making them resemble zombies. 

Krokodil, a flesh-eating drug which first surfaced in Russia more than a decade ago, has reportedly been found in the United States.

 

Similar to morphine or heroin, krokodil is made by mixing codeine with substances like gasoline, paint thinner, oil or alcohol.

 

That mixture is then injected into a vein, potentially causing an addict's skin to turn greenish, scaly and eventually rot away.

 

Users of krokodil — or desomorphine — had previously only been found in large numbers in Russia.

 

"This is really frightening," Dr. Aaron Skolnik, a toxicologist at Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center told MyFoxPhoenix.com.

 

"This is something we hoped would never make it to the U.S. because it's so detrimental to the people who use it."

 

The drug's sinister moniker — also known as crocodile — refers to the greenish and scaly appearance of a user's skin at the site of injection as blood vessels rupture and cause surrounding tissues to die. 

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http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/09/26/first-cases-flesh-eating-drug-krokodil-surface-in-us/

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