Breaking worse: The emergence of krokodil and excessive injuries among people who inject drugs in Eurasia
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11110%2F13%3A10210045" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11110/13:10210045 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.007" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.007</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.007" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.007</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Breaking worse: The emergence of krokodil and excessive injuries among people who inject drugs in Eurasia
Original language description
Background: Krokodil, a homemade injectable opioid, gained its moniker from the excessive harms associated with its use, such as ulcerations, amputations and discolored scale-like skin. While a relatively new phenomenon, krokodil use is prevalent in Russia and the Ukraine, with at least 100,000 and around 20,000 people respectively estimated to have injected the drug in 2011. In this paper we review the existing information on the production and use of krokodil, within the context of the region's recentsocial history. Methods: We searched PubMed, Google Advanced Search, Google Scholar, YouTube and the media search engine www.Mool.com for peer reviewed or media reports, grey literature and video reports. Survey data from HIV prevention and treatment NGOs was consulted, as well as regional experts and NGO representatives. Findings: Krokodil production emerged in an atypical homemade drug production and injecting risk environment that predates the fall of communism. Made from codeine, th
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FP - Other medical fields
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Drug Policy
ISSN
0955-3959
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
24
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
265-274
UT code for WoS article
000322858400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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