What fresh sanity is this? Disregard the lurid image and the come-hither headline, this story debunks the hysterics on both sides of the border and says flat out that across all of the US and Canada, exactly 2 (two) samples of desomorphine (krokodil) have been confirmed. In 2004. Since then, nada. We cant say with any 100 per cent certainty that its not here either, said Matthew Young, a senior research and policy analyst at the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse in Ottawa. Gamely put Mr. Young, and quite so. Just as we cant say with 100 per cent certainty Stephen Harper lies through his teeth. We just cant. This report contains this oft-repeated claim: Krokodil is named for the Russian word for crocodile and its tendency to turn users skin rough and scaly. That makes great copy but Wikipedia has a more nuanced explanation: The name derives from the notoriously severe tissue damage incurred by chronic users and the precursor α-chlorocodide. Maybe its a cultural thing, underscoring this is not Oil of Olay, and they just chuckle about it on the streets of devil-may-care Russia. Or maybe the tabloids conjured it up and it simply caught on. When a name as eye-rollingly gruesome as Meow Meow can thrive (in print at least) anything is possible. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephedrone#In_the_UK
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 22:55:58 +0000
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