Krokodil by Shreya Bhattad https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi By: Shreya Bhattad en-us 2017-05-17 12:14:07 UTC 2026-01-24 17:12:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Krokodil bhattad_shreya19 https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172314852 By: Shreya Bhattad]]> 2017-05-17 12:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172314852 Slang Names bhattad_shreya19 https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172697650 Poor Man's Heroin, zombie drug, crocodile drug]]> 2017-05-18 22:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172697650 Scientific Name bhattad_shreya19 https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172699633 Desomorphine]]> 2017-05-18 23:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172699633 Classifications bhattad_shreya19 https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172699713 Krokodil is classified as a narcotic and is essentially the meth of opiates, similar to heroin.]]> 2017-05-18 23:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172699713 Description bhattad_shreya19 https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172708693 Krokodil is a concoction made by cooking codeine with other ingredients including iodine and red phosphorous as well as noxious additives like paint thinner, gasoline, lighter fluid, and hydrochloric acid. It looks like a brown, clear, syrupy liquid and is taken through injection.]]> 2017-05-19 01:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172708693 Desired effects of user bhattad_shreya19 https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172711626 Krokodil is reportedly 10 times as strong as codeine (the principle euphoric ingredient) and is a cheap heroin substitute which makes it really popular among the poorest communities.]]> 2017-05-19 01:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172711626 Harmful effects bhattad_shreya19 https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172712031 Once it is injected, it begins eating the user's body from the inside out causing blood vessels to burst and surrounding tissue to die. It destroys body tissue opening large sores that can go all the way to the bone. It also causes the skin to turn a scaly, reptilian green around the area it is injected. The life expectancy for a krokodil addict is 2-3 years]]> 2017-05-19 01:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172712031 Legal uses bhattad_shreya19 https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172712052 There are no legal uses, at least not any that I know of or have found in my research.]]> 2017-05-19 01:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172712052 Works Cited bhattad_shreya19 https://padlet.com/bhattad_shreya19/e3kv2udevexi/wish/172718321 "Desomorphine (Krokodil): An overview of its chemistry, pharmacology, metabolism, toxicology and analysis." Drug and Alcohol Dependence 173 (2017): 59+. Academic OneFile. Web. 18 May 2017.
DiSalvo, David. "Why Are Millions Addicted To A Drug That Eats The Flesh Off Their Bones?" Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 10 Dec. 2013. Web. 18 May 2017.
Walker, Shaun. "Krokodil: The Drug That Eats Junkies." The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media, 21 June 2011. Web. 18 May 2017.
"What Is Krokodil? The Flesh-rotting Drug Comes to the U.S." The Week - All You Need to Know about Everything That Matters. N.p., 27 Sept. 2013. Web. 18 May 2017.
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