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- 1. “The Zombie Drug” Krokodil Presented by: Kirstey Howe
- 2. Quick Facts ● ● ● ● Desomorphine was accessible as a substitute for Morphine in 1932 2009-Desomorphine Abuse (DEA) 2011-100,000 Russians and 20,000 Ukraine's have injected Heroin- $150 per use Krokodil- $6-$8 per use
- 3. How is it made? ● Iodine ● Hydrochloric Acid ● Organic Solvents ● Final Result- impure, orange-colored liquid
- 4. What are the effects? ● Skin irritation/skin decay ● Clumped veins ● Greenish scaly skin ● Limb amputation/death ● Addiction
- 5. Why do people use it? ● Significantly cheaper than heroin ● Codeine tablets are easily accessible in Russia ● Curiosity ● Addiction
- 6. Would you want to look like this?
- 7. Sources: *AUTHOR N/A. "Krokodil: Is A Designer Drug That Will Eat Your Flesh In Russia And May Be Headed To The States..."" "Krokodil" The Drug That Eat's It's Junkies! 1989-2013 Drug and Alcohol Testing Compliance Services, n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2013< http://datcs.com/krokodil-is-a-designer-drug-that-will-eat-your-flesh-in-russia-and-may-be-headed-to-the-states > *Alter, Maxim. "Russian 'flesh-eating' Drug 'krokodil' Something Police Are Finding on Ohio Streets." WEWS Newsnet5. Newsnet5.com, 04 Nov. 2013. Web. 08 Nov. 2013. < http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/state/Russian-flesh-eating-drug-krokodil-something-police-are-finding-on-Ohio-streets > *Christensen, Jen, and Ken Well. "Flesh-eating 'zombie' Drug 'kills You from the inside Out'"CNN. Cable News Network, 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 08 Nov. 2013. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/health/krokodil-zombie-drug> *"DESOMORPHINE."DESOMORPHINE. DEA, Oct. 2013. Web. < http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_chem_info/desomorphine.pdf> **Schimelpfening, Nancy. "Krokodil: Devastating Drug Rots Flesh Off the Bone [Graphic Images]." Las Vegas Guardian Express. Guardian Luv, 26 Sept. 2013. Web. 08 Nov. 2013. <http://guardianlv.com/2013/09/krokodil-devastating-drugrots-flesh-off-the-bone-graphic-images/>
Editor's Notes
- Derived from the Russian word for “Crocodile”- Krokodil is an addictive inject-able opioid used as an alternative to Heroin, due to the price. The effects are long-term and even deadly, not to mention an eye sore.
- *Krokodil is not new to the world, but recently new to the United States. Desomorphine was a substitute in the early 1930's and is 8-10 times more potent than Morphine. *The DEA reported abuse increasing in 2009 among young Russian adults. *2011-Thousands of Russians and Ukraine people were injecting for the purpose that price difference between Heroin and Krokodil are drastic.
- *Iodine- made with products such as Mr.Muscle- a kitchen/bathroom cleaner *Hydrochloric Acid-made from the red phosphorus from matches and Codeine tablets. *Organic Solvents- made from gasoline and paint thinner. Final Outcome-impure, orange liquid taking 30 minutes to an hour to prepare with a high lasting only an hour to an hour and a half
- *Destruction to the skin due to failure to dissolve the drug and creating clumped veins. *Damaged blood vessels, thrombosis, + damaged soft tissue around injection site *Death/Limb amputation *Also- The DEA reported that animal testing in the lab resulted in desomorphine generally being more potent than Morphine.
- *Cost wise *Russians have easy access to Codein tablets over the counter *Also- Canada, Austrailia, Israel, France and Japan currently have Codein tablets over the counter also-so there is fear that people may become curious and experiment-just like the bath salt epidemic. *Generally used by young people, current drug addicts, and the poor. *Once using religiously, you can die within 2 years due to overwhelming infection.
- *It's evident that nobody should be using this drug in the first place, but there are always going to be the experimenters. Based on the information gathered-Krokodil use will result in addiction, rotting of the skin-leading to amputation and even death. Though this may be a cheap way for Heroin users to “get high” the outcomes are disgusting, dangerous, and hazardous to one's health.