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A deadly homemade drug known as Krokodil, or Crocodile, has made its way from Russia to Will County. (WLS Photo)
October 9, 2013 (JOLIET, Ill.) (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team has learned a deadly homemade drug known as Krokodil, or Crocodile, has made its way from Russia to Will County.
The heroin- like drug rots the skin from the inside out similar to flesh-eating bacteria.
Three patients have been treated this week at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
The name comes from the scaly green appearance of a user's skin.
"The average life expectancy of someone using crocodile is less than two years," said Dr. Abhin Singla, St. Joseph Medical Center.
Doctors say the drug is 3 times more potent than heroin and costs just $8 a dose.
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