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Krokodil, Flesh-Eating Drug, Reported In Arizona (GRAPHIC Video and Phtos)
Friday, September 27, 2013 4:40
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A homemade drug that causes severe damage to the flesh of those who use it has reportedly shown up in the U.S.
Previously reported in Russia, Krokodil, a disfiguring and potentially lethal mixture of codeine and hydrocarbons such as oil, paint thinner, gasoline or alcohol, has made its way to Arizona. According to doctors at Banner Poison Control Center, two cases of the drug have been reported in the state in the past week.
“As far as I know, these are the first cases in the United States that are reported… We’re extremely frightened,” Dr. Frank LoVecchio, the co-medical director at the center, told KLTV.
Users filter and boil the drug before injecting it. Although LoVecchio said users believe the process removes the impurities, they are wrong.
Video (GRAPHIC) and text here:
7 Not Safe For Life Photos That Will Convince You Never To Try The Horror Drug Krokodil – Warning: (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
Dr. LoVecchio points out damage to a krokodil user’s leg. The drug, a morphine derivative, causes severe tissue damage.
By Andres Jauregui and Todd Van Luling
Huffington Post
