Orally ingestion of krokodil in Spain: report of a case
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.828Keywords:
Krokodil, Substance use, Oral ingestion, Desomorphine.Abstract
The krokodil use disorder is an addictive pathology with quite severe organic effects, especially at the skin level, that causes severe and degenerative necrosis of blood and muscle tissue. Though this disorder has a low prevalence in Spain, compared to the large number of consumers in other countries such as Ukraine or Russia, its consumption is slowly but gradually expanding in countries of the European Union and America. The simplicity of the process of obtaining the substance from desomorphine, together with its high availability and low cost, contribute toward consumers’ self-sufficiency. This article presents the case of a user of krokodil and reviews the clinical symptoms of oral ingestion.References
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