# Addictive drug "Krokodil" AKA Desomorphine rotting flesh off addicts bones- Warning GRAPHIC website

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 5, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-drug-krokodil-aka-desomorphine-rotting-flesh-off-addicts-bones-warning-graphic-website/601951 "2011-11-05T13:22:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-drug-krokodil-aka-desomorphine-rotting-flesh-off-addicts-bones-warning-graphic-website/601951/41 "2011-12-25T18:43:19Z")

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Ever get an itch that you just can’t seem to scratch sufficiently; like it’s down to the bone?

But seriously, those pictures are just disgusting and sad. Addiction is a terrible thing.

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**Author:** ![Bloodless\_Turnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bloodless\_Turnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloodless_Turnip)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-drug-krokodil-aka-desomorphine-rotting-flesh-off-addicts-bones-warning-graphic-website/601951/42 "2011-12-25T19:01:23Z")

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I saw an article on this about a year ago, based in Russia also. I seem to recall that it wasn’t just the rotting flesh, it also causes brain damage in a pretty short time?

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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-drug-krokodil-aka-desomorphine-rotting-flesh-off-addicts-bones-warning-graphic-website/601951/43 "2011-12-25T23:15:07Z")

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It just sounds like an all around _fun-time._  
**GIMME.**

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