title: 'Krokodil' in the United States is an urban legend and not a medical fact.
authors: Section of Medical Toxicology, Division of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Mo.
authors: Michael E
authors: ME
authors: Mullins
authors: Section of Medical Toxicology, Division of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Mo.
authors: Evan S
authors: ES
authors: Schwarz
mesh_terms: D015198:Designer Drugs; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D009021:Morphine Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D009022:Morphine Derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D015198:Designer Drugs; D009022:Morphine Derivatives