Internet Search and Krokodil in the Russian Federation: An Infoveillance Study

BackgroundKrokodil is an informal term for a cheap injectable illicit drug domestically prepared from codeine-containing medication (CCM). The method of krokodil preparation may produce desomorphine as well as toxic reactants that cause extensive tissue necrosis. The first co...

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Main Authors: Zheluk, Andrey, Quinn, Casey, Meylakhs, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2014/9/e212/