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Drugs: Krokodil

Drugs (Part II): KROKODIL
Category: Chemistry, Biology, and Pharmacology.

I posted an article about FLAKKA drug few days ago sa fb at may mga comment dun about krokodil drug kaya na-curious ako at nag-search ako about that particular drug, so…

Ano nga ba ang KROKODIL DRUG?

Malamang nagtataka kayo kung bakit “krokodil” ang tawag sa drug na ito… 
Ang mga user kasi ng drug na ito ay nagkakaron ng scaly skin at discoloration of skin that turns into green and black na parang crocodile.

It is clinically known as DESOMORPHINE and also called as “flesh-eating drug” and “The World's Deadliest Drug”. Molecular weight of 271.35 g/mol. 90 minutes to 3 hours makakaranas ng euphoria or “H E A V E N” ang user nito pero dipende rin sa intake dosage. 1mg of this drug is equal to 10 mg of morphine. Popular ang drug na ito sa Russia because it’s cheaper than heroin (krokodil= $8 while heroin= $25-$30). 10 times na mas malakas ang epekto nito sa morphine (morphine- ingredient extracted from a plant and is used as pain killer, konting dosage lang nakaka-adik na.) at codeine (codeine- commonly used as pain reliever pero nagko-cause ng heavy breathing, hallucination, nakaka -coma, at nakakamatay). 

Main ingredient rin ng krokodil ang codeine, isama na rin natin ang ethanol, gasoline, red phosphorus, iodine and paint thinner, hinahaluan rin ng strong base na tulad ng lye at acidic solution na hydrochloric acid (fyi… hydrochloric acid yung pinakamatinding acid na nakakalusay ng balat.) na ini-inject sa veins para umepekto (oh diba? Sinong hindi maaadik, mababaliw, at mamamatay sa ganung chemical compositions?) at dahil rin sa chemical composition ng krokodil drug, it may cause gangrene, phlebitis, thrombosis (blood clots), pneumonia, meningitis, septicaemia (blood infection), osteomyelitis (bone infection), liver & kidney damage, brain damage and HIV/AIDS, and the worst part is… masisira yung blood vessels at unti-unti nitong sisirain at papatayin yung tissue sa katawan ng user.

Nangyayari yun dahil sa labis na toxicity dahil sa mga components na nagiging acid kaya naman parang plastic na natutunaw yung mismong laman ng user na katulad nung nasa pic. Mga doktor na sa iba’t ibang bansa ang nagsabing mahirap talaga gamutin ang mga user ng krokodil drug kasi kailangan pa magtake iba’t ibang matatapang na antibiotics at kailangan rin magundergo surgery ng maraming beses, at syempre, kailangan rin ng rehabilitation ng mahaba-habang panahon. Maximum lifespan na ng krokodil drug user ay 2 years.