The first cases of a terrifying new drug called 'Krokodil' that eats flesh from the inside out, is flammable and leaves addicts with reptilian-like skin have been reported this week in Arizona - and ...

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 ...

Nitazene was first developed in the 1950s as an analgesic, but was never approved for medical use. Instead, it was “limited to those researching opioid pharmacology,” said Rolling Stone. Nitazene’s ...

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 ...