Krokodil (desomorphine) is a dangerous and potentially fatal drug that causes a number of side effects, including scaly, green and black skin that resembles an alligator. Here's what makes it so ...

The drug, named "krokodil" is a knockoff of heron and comes with some deadly side effects. Krokodil, also known as desomorphine, can literally rot the skin from the inside out.

Videos showing the effects of the “flesh-eating” drug—christened desomorphine when it was invented for medical use in 1932—quickly went viral online. There are now alarming stories that ...

Desomorphine is believed to have originated in Siberia. These side effects and the low survival rate of users have given the drug a notorious reputation.

The St. Clair County Drug Task Force is warning of a dangerous new synthetic drug on the streets. They had their first seizure last week of Desomorphine, which is also known as Krokodil.

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 ...

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.

Effects of Desomorphine . The drug gets its street name because the skin of long-time abusers of the drug starts to look green and scaly due to damaged blood vessels, thrombosis, ...

The desomorphine seized in St. Clair County did not appear to have been mixed with other drugs. Advertisement Krokodil gained popularity in Russia in the early 2000s, according to the DEA and ...