Opioids are drugs that relieve pain ... People who use krokodil develop scaly, black and green skin that resembles crocodile skin. These dangerous additives are likely the cause of its notorious ...

Authorities warn the synthetic opioid could be resistant to ... The street name krokodil comes from the crocodile-like appearance of users’ skin caused by drug-induced necrosis, the sheriff ...

This extremely addictive injectable opioid is called krokodil (pronounced like crocodile) or desomorphine. It’s so named in part because users report black or green scaly skin as a side effect.

CLAIR COUNTY, MI – A synthetic opioid that turns skin green ... “The skin’s appearance is similar to a crocodile’s scaled and rugged skin. Injuries can eventually develop into severe ...

A non-opioid, xylazine is ... as an inexpensive homemade high. The skin of long-term users of desomorphine often becomes greenish and scaly like that of a crocodile due to tissue damage around ...

The street name krokodil comes from the crocodile-like appearance of users’ skin caused by drug-induced ... a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, but it is a synthetic substance.