Jacob Sullum on the Krokodil Crock

Having eaten its way through the flesh of myriad
Russian opiate addicts, krokodil, a nasty homemade
version of the narcotic painkiller desomorphine, is burning its way
across the United States. Or so major news organizations such as
CNN, Time, and USA Today claim. Senior
Editor Jacob Sullum explains how this tall tale was born and why it
will not die. 

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