IT’S the flesh-eating drug that left a trail of “zombies” in its wake when it ravaged Russia. Now there are fears Krokodil could hit Aussie shores. Ten times more powerful than morphine and more ...

The Drug Task Force had its first seizure of Desomorphine, better known as Krokodil or Crocodil, last week. The Drug Task Force had its first seizure of Desomorphine, better known as Krokodil or ...

Authorities warn the synthetic opioid could be resistant to naloxone, a drug used to immediately reverse overdose. Getty Images/iStockphoto A flesh-eating drug about 10 times more potent than morphine ...

The St. Clair County Drug Task Force announced on Tuesday that it had its first seizure of Desomorphine, better known on the street as “Krokodil” or “Crocodil.” “Krokodil is a powerful, synthetically ...

PORT HURON, Mich. (WXYZ) — 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 ...

The dangerous drug is called crocodile due to its side effects: an addict’s skin turns greenish and scaly, similar to a crocodile’s. Blood vessels burst and the surrounding tissue dies, often ...

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The horrific effects of a flesh-rotting drug that has hit the UK has been revealed in stomach-churning pictures. Krokodil has been described as the "world's deadliest drug" and has already claimed the ...

Drugs don't get much scarier than Desomorphine, a.k.a. "Krokodil." The narcotic reportedly originated in Russia a few years ago and gets its nickname ("crocodile" in Russian) from the green, scaly ...