# By popular demand: Krokodil comes to the U.S. of A.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 27, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-popular-demand-krokodil-comes-to-the-u-s-of-a/669816 "2013-09-27T17:24:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-popular-demand-krokodil-comes-to-the-u-s-of-a/669816/17 "2013-09-29T05:06:00Z")

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Earlier thread on the subject:

[Addictive drug “Krokodil” AKA Desomorphine rotting flesh off addicts bones- Warning GRAPHIC website](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=630346&) thread started by **astro** 11-05-2011, with links to gruesome pics.

Salient observation at [Post #4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14431349&postcount=4) (my bolding added):

> [@Addictive drug "Krokodil" AKA Desomorphine rotting flesh off addicts bones- Warning GRAPHIC website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-drug-krokodil-aka-desomorphine-rotting-flesh-off-addicts-bones-warning-graphic-website/601951/4):
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> \< . . . schnapps . . . \>
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> Seriously, that’s disgusting and disturbing. **I only looked at a couple pictures (the first one really would have been plenty), but how are these people alive?** They look like really gruesome examples of zombie special effects. Only they’re real. Gah.

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