What is the most dangerous drug? [Spoiler: it's alcohol!]

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[–]Noam_Chomsky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

According to the DEA, in 2004 the National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) identified two samples of desomorphine. Since that time, no other exhibits have been identified as desomorphine to date. It had previously been used medically in Switzerland under the brand name Permonid.

Two samples identified? Really?

How did they know to test it?

There have been multiple unconfirmed news reports of users in the U.S. who have had extreme skin ulcerations, infections and scale-like skin due to use of krokodil.

Sounds like "krokodil" went to a Russian gain of function lab, and the hoax fell on it's face.

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Krokodil has been synthesized in Russia for over a decade. About one million people in Russia use krokodil according to the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Krokodil goes by the names of “Cheornaya” in Russia and “Himiya” in Ukraine.

[–]Noam_Chomsky 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Krokodil has been synthesized in Russia for over a decade.

Russia?! That scary Boogeyman country? Pure Evil!

/s

;-)