'Krokodil'--a designer drug from across the Atlantic, with serious consequences

Am J Med. 2014 Mar;127(3):e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.09.030. Epub 2013 Oct 15.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Codeine
  • Designer Drugs*
  • Heroin Dependence / complications*
  • Humans
  • Leg Ulcer / chemically induced*
  • Leg Ulcer / pathology
  • Leg Ulcer / therapy
  • Male
  • Morphine Dependence / complications*
  • Morphine Derivatives / chemical synthesis*
  • Necrosis
  • Russia
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications*
  • United States

Substances

  • Designer Drugs
  • Morphine Derivatives
  • Codeine