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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dangerous drug 'krokodil' appears in Michigan county for first time Desomorphine, which has a street name of krokodil because of the effects it has on the skin, has rarely been seen in Michigan.

The St. Clair County Drug Task Force announced on Tuesday that it had its first seizure of Desomorphine, better known on the street as “Krokodil” or “Crocodil.” “Krokodil is a powerful, synthetically ...

A new deadly drug that recently made its way to the United States may now be in Wisconsin. The drug eats a user’s flesh from the inside out. Officials say there is now an unconfirmed case in Eau ...

New drugs and drug use trends often come on the scene rapidly. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) is a network of researchers in major metropolitan ...

Skin rashes can have many different causes, one of which is medications. The symptoms of drug-induced skin reactions can range from a mild itchy rash to more serious reactions, such as widespread ...

New drugs and drug use trends often come on the scene rapidly. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) is a network of researchers in major metropolitan ...