‘Krokodil” Russian Drug 'Krokodil' Found In Will County
Street-grade desomorphine is nicknamed “krokodil” because it
causes the skin of its users to rot and develop a scaly, reptilian appearance,
and the threat of it reaching America has been real for at least a couple
years. The first cases in the country were reported last week in Arizona and
Utah. Now krokodil may be in the Chicago area. Three patients at St. Joseph
Medical Center in Joliet were treated recently with symptoms similar to users
of krokodil. St. Joseph’s Dr. Abhin Singla said all three patients admitted to
using krokodil. One reason krokodil is popular with drug users is because it’s
significantly cheaper than heroin. A hit of krokodil costs $8 versus the
$25-$30 for a hit of heroin. The three patients treated by Singla were all
middle class women between the ages of 18 and 25. Two of them had no idea of
the drug they were taking.
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