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A desomorphine product, usually based on codeine, has been developed as a recreational drug. [13] The product in question is typically a highly impure variant of desomorphine. The scaly sores and necrosis that develop around the injection site has prompted the name krokodil (Russian for crocodile).
A photographer travels back to Russia to see how the deadly flesh eating drug, Krokodil, has affected the life of a recovering drug addict.
Authorities are warning the public about desomorphine — slang name, krokodil ― a semi-synthetic opioid that has the sedating impact of heroin but can leave a user's skin scaly, green and rotting.
Methyldesorphine is an opioid analgesic. First synthesized in Germany in 1940 and patented in the US in 1952, [2] it has a high potential for abuse as with any potent opioid agonist, and is sometimes found along with desomorphine as a component of the home-made opioid mixture known as "Krokodil" used in Russia and the neighboring former Soviet republics. [3]
Zombie drug may refer to: Desomorphine , a synthetic opioid also known by its street name krokodil and colloquially called the zombie drug alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone , a synthetic stimulant also known by its street name flakka and colloquially called the zombie drug
Poison ivy. What it looks like: Poison ivy is a type of allergic contact dermatitis that is caused by the oil (urushiol oil) in the poison ivy plant, explains Karan Lal, D.O., M.S., F.A.A.D ...
Here's a study for ya (not before giving a quote) - " In 1942, a study was conducted comparing the effects of 1 mg desomorphine to 10 mg morphine injected subcutaneously in 902 patients with cancer. Pain relief averaged 2 hours and 25 minutes in the 126 patients that received desomorphine and 3 hours and 7 minutes in the 776 patients that ...
Cellulite caused by repetitive piercing of skin through intravenous injections. Scabs on the skin. Dark spots on the face and body. Serious tooth decay. Read more on the physical side effects of ...