A new drug that has come from Russia is called "Krokodil". It has originated as a version of heroine that is much cheaper. Increasing its spread is the fact that it can easily be made with over-the-counter ingredients, including codeine, paint thinner, gasoline, and other very toxic substances.
The mixture is injected into the body. After using krokodil, the skin becomes green and scaly-like, giving the drug its name. After two or three years of use, krokodil kills the user. This is because the flesh begins to rot from the inside, and the organs fail. The drug has been making its way over to the United States. In order to counter theses attempts to produce krokodil, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get codeine over the counter in Russia.
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