Krokodil: Flesh-eating 'zombie' drug makes its way to America

Krokodil: Flesh-eating 'zombie' drug makes its way to America

Krokodil, a flesh-eating 'zombie' drug, whose symptoms sound like something out of a horror movie, has been making inroads into the US, according to a report by CNN.br br It may sound like any addict's wet dream: A drug that can deliver a heroin-like high for as low as a tenth the cost and is easy make at home.br br If it sounds too good to be true, it is.br br Desomorphine, better known as krokodil, comes with a far steeper, hidden cost.br br The drug, eats away at flesh, leaving users with scaly, crocodile-like skin and gangrenous limbs.br br "It's a zombie drug -- it literally kills you from the inside out," said Dr. Abhin Singla, who treated an Illinois woman suffering from krokodil addiction this weekend. "If you want way to die, this is a way to die."br br The moonshine drug is a toxic cocktail that mixes in substances like gasoline and lighter fluid.br br Initially popularized in Russia, it has been spreading across the US, with cases surfacing in Utah, Arizona and Illinois.br br --------------------------------------------------------br br TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.


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Uploaded: 2013-10-17

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