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‘Game of Thrones’ heroin is causing overdoses in several US statesAn “especially deadly” strain of heroin - stamped with a “Game of Thrones” label - is making its rounds in a handful of U.S. states now grappling with overdoses from the drug.HealthAug 17, 2016
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What you need to know about flakka, the latest drug causing erratic behaviourIt’s dubbed the street version of bath salts, concocted in labs overseas and shipped abroad. Here's what you need to know about flakka, the latest designer drug gaining attention.HealthApr 16, 2015
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US woman found with flesh-eating ‘Krokodil’ symptoms in MexicoThe Jalisco state council on addictions says the 17-year-old woman is a resident of Houston, Texas, where she told authorities she used the drug.HealthJan 2, 2014
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Suspected use of flesh-eating drug, Krokodil, unconfirmed: policeA police advisory warning the Niagara Region to be cautious of a flesh-eating heroin substitute called Krokodil has not been medically confirmed, police say.CanadaNov 25, 2013
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Krokodil, a flesh-eating street drug, is in Canada, reports suggestIt turns the skin around the injection site scaly and crocodile-like and users turn into “zombie-like creatures." It’s called “Krokodil,” a flesh-eating drug that’s allegedly on the streets of Niagara Region.CanadaNov 21, 2013
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