Is Krokodil a Scam and Has it Made Its Way to the United States?

November 4, 2016

Category:Addiction & Recovery General / Disease of Addiction / Heroin Addiction / Heroin Epidemic / Krokodil / Overdose / scams

In the early to mid 2000s the number of men and women suffering from heroin addiction in Russia was skyrocketing . However, at the same time the presence of heroin was plummeting. As a result, the costs of heroin skyrocketed. This is a typical case of supply and demand. When supply is low and demand is high, costs always go up. Less heroin available meant a higher price for what was remaining. As a result, heroin became 5 to 10 times more expensive which of course left heroin addicts struggling. With all of these addicts sick and in withdrawal an alternative had to be found. Thus Krokodil (the crocodile drug) was born or rather invented.

Is Krokodil Really a “Flesh-Eating” Drug?

Desomorphine, the street name Krokodil is actually named so because of the specific side effects of this drug. Krokodil turns a user’s skin green and scaly, much like a crocodile – which …

Carfentanil – Deadly Drug Used to Sedate Elephants Mixed with Heroin

July 27, 2016

Category:Addiction & Recovery General / Carfentanil / Disease of Addiction / Heroin Addiction / Krokodil

Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid and is considered amongst the most powerful on the planet. It’s not intended for use on humans. As a comparison, Carfentanil is approximately 100 times more powerful and stronger than fentanyl and up to 10,000 times stronger than morphine. It’s primary use is to sedate elephants. Recently, it has been found mixed in with heroin in Cincinnati, Ohio. It has also been assessed as a recent cause of heroin overdose in both Columbus and Akron. 25 overdoses 4 of which were fatal were reported in Akron and 10 overdoses 2 of which were fatal were reported in Columbus all in a 3 day period.

Carfentanil was first manufactured by a team of chemists at Janssen Pharmaceutical in 1974. It is marketed under the trademark Wildnil as a sedative and general anaesthetic agent for large animals. Carfentanil is intended for use with large animals only and is …

Krokodil – Flesh Eating Drug Comes to the United States

July 26, 2016

Category:Addiction & Recovery General / Disease of Addiction / Heroin Addiction / Krokodil / Withdrawal Symptoms

Krokodil (Desomorphine) is a dangerous narcotic that rapidly rots flesh with each use. It is often sold in place of heroin by drug dealers trying to maximize their profits since Krokodil is cheaper and produces a similar and possibly even a more powerful “high” or feeling of euphoria than heroin. Regrettably, this dangerous flesh eating drug first made its appearance in the United States somewhere in late 2013.

Krokodil, more officially known as Desomorphine is a concoction made by cooking codeine with other ingredients including iodine, red phosphorous (the same ingredient found in match strike pads). Krokodil can also include gasoline, hydrochloric acid, paint thinner and lighter fluid.

Krokodil (Desomorphine) originated in Siberia back in 2002 and spread quickly across Russia and Western Europe. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hadn’t provided any confirmed cases of it in the USA until late 2013 when a few suspected …