Opioids are drugs that relieve pain. There are different types of opioids available, including those made from poppy plants, such as morphine, and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. When used as ...

A flesh-eating drug known to be an epidemic in Russia is forcing medical experts to issue a warning to western Pennsylvanians.Krokodil, or crocodile, is a home-made substitute for heroin and is 10 ...

Several days ago, Krokodil, a cheap heroine substitute popular in Russia, reportedly made landfall in Arizona. The drug’s name means “crocodile” in Russian and is known for its flesh-eating tendencies ...

The dangerous drug is called crocodile due to its side effects: an addict’s skin turns greenish and scaly, similar to a crocodile’s. Blood vessels burst and the surrounding tissue dies, often ...

The Drug Task Force had its first seizure of Desomorphine, better known as Krokodil or Crocodil, last week. The Drug Task Force had its first seizure of Desomorphine, better known as Krokodil or ...

Authorities are warning the public about desomorphine — slang name, krokodil ― a semi-synthetic opioid that has the sedating impact of heroin but can leave a user's skin scaly, green and rotting. The ...

Authorities warn the synthetic opioid could be resistant to naloxone, a drug used to immediately reverse overdose. Getty Images/iStockphoto A flesh-eating drug about 10 times more potent than morphine ...

Amber Neitzel of Joliet says she first noticed the wounds on her skin 18 months ago. "It almost starts like a burn from a cigarette," she said. "It starts purple and then goes into a blister after ...