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A desomorphine product, usually based on codeine, has been developed as a recreational drug. The product in question is typically a highly impure variant of desomorphine. The scaly sores and necrosis that develop around the injection site has prompted the name krokodil (Russian for crocodile).
Krokodil is a derivative of codeine that is intravenously abused as a cheap substitute for heroin. It has sedative and pain-relieving effects, is highly addictive, and can lead to gangrene that resembles a crocodile's skin.
Aug 6, 2019 · 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...
Jul 16, 2023 · The name “krokodil” is thought to either derive from the appearance of a user’s skin around the injection site (which may become discolored and scaly—resembling that of a crocodile) or be in reference to chlorocodide (a codeine derivative and chemical precursor used in desomorphine production).
Jun 9, 2016 · Krokodil, a cheap substitute for heroin, was one of the deadliest designer drugs ever to sweep through Russia. Appearing on the black market in the early 2000s, it wound up ensnaring hundreds of...
Nov 6, 2018 · Desomorphine has been in the news lately. Never heard of it? That’s quite possible. But you may well have heard its street name: “Krokodil.” However you know it, it’s a cheap substitute for...
Feb 15, 2024 · Krokodil (desomorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid drug derived from codeine. 1. The drug was first used in Russia and Ukraine before spreading to other countries. Other names for Krokodil include: Russian magic. Krocodil. Krok. Alligator drug.
Aug 16, 2023 · Krokodil is the street name for the opioid derivative and analgesic desomorphine. Abuse of the designer drug started internationally in 2002, and it can lead to very serious side effects.
Desomorphine (Dihydrodesoxymorphine or dihydrodesoxymorphine-D) is a synthetic opioid-like substance synthesized in the 1930s in the United States. Its street names are “Krokodil” and “Crocodil.” Desomorphine produces an opiate-like action with a fast onset and brief action.
Krokodil is an illegal street drug that is made with desomorphine, which is an injectable form of morphine. An opioid drug that was first introduced in Russia in the early 2000s, krokodil is notorious for causing horrific side effects and is named for the discolored scaly skin it causes on users.
