Desomorphine
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Krokodil, Crocodile, Permonid
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Opioid; Sedative; Stimulant
CHEMICAL NAME
4,5-alpha-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3-ol
DESCRIPTION
Desomorphine is an opioid that has gained attention because of low-quality black market synthesis in Russia, where it began being sold as "krokodil" in 2010. Synthesized from codeine (using iodine and red phosphorous, in a process similar to that used for street methamphetamine) the final street product is often contaminated with corrrosive, toxic chemicals. Heavy opioid users who inject street desomorphine can experience serious medical problems. News reports sometimes refer to desomorphine as "flesh eating" because of these problems.
EXPERIENCES #
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OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Desomorphine - Wikipedia.org
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Desperation Breeds Disaster: The Ugly Truth About Krokodil - Meghan Ralston, Sep 30 2013
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Drug withdrawal: St. Louis Krokodil paper disappears, Nov 11 2013
Krokodil In Canada: Three Suspected Cases Of Flesh-Eating Drug Reported In Ontario - Huffington Post, Nov 19 2013
Don't Believe the Hype about the "Flesh-Eating" Drug Krokodil - Slate, Nov 18 2013
Behind the Krokodil Panic - The Daily Beast, Nov 7 2013
Suspected krokodil a false alarm - ChicagoTribune, Oct 27 2013
First cases of flesh-eating drug reported in AZ - KLTV, Sep 24 2013
The terrifying, flesh-eating drug krokodil has reportedly surfaced in the US - The Verge, Sep 27 2013
The Curse of the Crocodile: Russia's Deadly Designer Drug - Time.com, June 2011