The Deadly Drug Desomorphine a.k.a Krokodil

The toxic nature of these chemicals in krokodil cause users skin to change color, turn scaly and eventually become gangrenous. Users skin will be covered in ulcerations around the injection sites as blood vessels rupture and cause tissue to die. Photographs suggest that users skin will be eaten away by the chemicals in the drug which rots flesh to the bone. Users teeth with literally rot out of their heads, brain damage is common and tetanus and blood poisoning is nearly assured.

Reports suggest that the use of krokodil is increasing in poor regions such as isolated parts of Russia where heroin is difficult to find. Up to 5 per cent of Russian drug users reportedly are now using krokodil or other home-made drugs. According to drug workers, krokodil has higher addiction rates and is harder to get off of than heroin. Users will go through severe and painful withdrawals for up to a month after stopping use, but the long term effects of the drug will last longer. Brain damage, hepatitis, rotted teeth, amputations are some of the side effects.
Poor-Mans Heroin
Krokodil has, despite the horrific reactions and side effects, increased in use in Europe since 2002. It is believed that this increase is related to the successes of drug-enforcement programs that have quelled the influx of heroin into countries such as Russia. Heroin addiction treatment in Russia is also underfunded and it should be noted that methadone therapy is illegal, and needle-exchange programs have previously been prosecuted for supporting drug abuse. As a result of work of drug agencies, plus the lack of effective rehabilitation programs in these countries, heroin users have turned to cooking krokodil as a way to deal with their addiction.

          Looking at this article i can clearly see why Krokodil is such a bad drug. It outlines how the drug is a cheap alternative to heroin but is 8 to 10 times stronger than heroin. This article explanis that the drug is a horible but commonly used drug in Russia. I now know many revolting but true affects of this drug and can't imagine why some people use it. People die after two years of constantly using the drug. The drug is basically blood poisoning. Krokodil is filled with toxins and gross chemicals that can be found in any normal house. Krokodil is gross and this article has shown that.

          Krokodil makes me feel sick. Looking at the artical makes me want to throw up. I can't help but wonder why people would want the drug even though they know it will rot them away. I know know that Krokodil is more deadly than i thought and should be avoided at all costs. This article is significant to me because it opened my eyes. From the very start it grabed my attention and made me think totally different about Krokodil. This article reminds me of those cases on the news about people dying from drugs and why not to use them. I now know that Krokodil is probably the deadliest drug of all. I know why it is rotting away teens brains and why to stay away from it. 

          I think users can do many things to avoid or stop using this drug. They need to learn that the drug is bad. There are many consequences from using this drug. The people who use this drug will have there flesh rotting off and feel like they are burning from the inside. This drug is gross. Maybe if users are told that they will stop. They need help. They should consult a doctor and go to rehab. This article has helped me learn that Krokodil is not ok. It is gross, bad and the worst drug i can think of!