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Rare flesh-rotting drug causing crocodile-like skin found in Michigan county, cops say
A flesh-eating drug about 10 times more potent than morphine and rarely seen in the United States has been found for the first time in the Detroit metropolitan area, Michigan authorities said. Investigators were executing a search warrant at the home of someone believed to be selling other drugs when...
Police: Dangerous And Deadly Flesh-Eating Drug Found In Michigan
While Michigan is making efforts to combat drug use and addiction, officials have recently found dangerous new drugs in the state. And police are warning that one of those drugs is not only highly addictive but has also been dubbed 'the flesh-eating drug" known for its destructive impact on individuals who use it.
National Alliance on Mental Illness to host open house on June 25
The open house will be held at 5:30 p.m. at St. Clair County Community Mental Health at 3111 Electric Ave. in Port Huron, in the Summit Board Room. A news release announcing the open house said NAMI will showcase programs to help those with mental illness and their families. “We...
Woman sues Macomb Community College, Chesterfield Twp., claims she was mistreated, harassed
A St. Clair County woman is suing Macomb Community College, two of its staff and Chesterfield Township, alleging women at the school's police academy are mistreated and sexually harassed. The suit was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit on behalf of...
Deadly 'Krokodil' Menace Hits Metro Detroit Streets, Fears of Ghastly Addict Damage Rise
The streets of Metro Detroit are faced with a new drug threat as the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force reported its first seizure of the synthetic drug desomorphine, better recognized by its street name "Krokodil" or "Crocodil," according to CBS News. Known for being about 10 times more potent than morphine, this drug poses a dangerous risk for users, leading to severe physical afflictions such as green, scaly skin resembling that of a crocodile, in addition to potentially fatal health complications like thrombophlebitis, gangrene, and the likelihood of limb amputation.
Drug task force identifies new drug found in St. Clair County
The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office said it's encountered a new drug with 10 times the potency of morphine. Desomorphine, also known as "krokodil" or "crocodil," was reportedly found by the St. Clair County Drug Task Force last week. The drug is named for its effect on users, causing their skin to turn green and appear scaly due to damage to blood vessels where it was injected.
This illicit drug will eat your flesh, turn your skin green, scaly and it's in Michigan
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 St. Clair County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that last week its drug task force seized more than 42 grams of powdered desomorphine while executing a search warrant on a case involving cocaine sales in East China Township. ...
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