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At one point in my checkered career my writings were widely read throughout the Soviet Union all the way from Minsk to Vladivostok, eleven time zones to the east.. Was I some sort of leftist railing against capitalism whose writings were permitted to be published in the Soviet Union for propaganda purposes? Well, no. To find out how I became for a time the most widely read American correspondent in the Soviet Union we must go back to December 1988 to the Periodical Reading Room of the UCLA library. In those pre-Internet days (at least for me) I often quenched ...

Redditors have shared their top things you should absolutely, never ever search on Google, and it's proved a mighty list. From gut-churning injuries to upsetting fungal diseases, they've amalgamated a number of key words to simply stray away from, if you're not wanting an image that might never leave your mind. Below are their most shocking of Google searches, with descriptions-only of course. 1. Krokodil We're starting with a particularly shocking one, of course. This one is as flesh-eating as the animal it's named after.Krokodil is another name for the drug Desomorphine, a strand of morphine with powerful opioid effects....

**SNIP** To recap, Buttigieg is saying possession of heroin and meth would be legal, but the distribution would not be legal. Wallace pressed to ensure that Buttigieg was being understood correctly. “You would say that possession of heroin is not illegal,” the Fox News host said, to make clear. “Not going to be dealt with through incarceration,” Buttigieg replied, coming up just short on saying it would be legal, but stressing there would be no punitive action that involves jail. Wallace noted that the candidate’s website says decriminalize it, prompting more doublespeak from Buttigieg. “Yes,” he answered. “Or it could...

A joint Russian-Argentinian investigation that followed the seizure of 850 lbs. (389kg) of cocaine on the grounds of Russia’s embassy in Buenos Aires, led to 6 arrests this Thursday. The December 2016 seizure, with a street value estimated to be worth about $60 million, sparked a 14 month probe into the use of diplomatic luggage to smuggle cocaine. Among those arrested were former Russian diplomat Ali Abyanov and Iván Blizniouk, a Buenos Aires City police officer. Patricia Bullrich, Argentina’s Minister of Security, announced at a televised news conference, “We have dismantled an international cocaine trafficking organization operating between Argentina, Russia...

Over the past few months there has been a number of concerning reports that desomorphine, a.k.a. "krokodil," a homemade alternative to heroin that is believed to have originated in Russia, may have made its way into the United States. Krokodil is understandably horrifying to a lot of people. The drug gets its name from the Russian word for a crocodile, which gives a little warning of one of its effects —green, scaly skin at the site of injection. Gangrene and amputations are common, while fleshy tissue is eaten away by the corrosive chemicals. Many users are reported to die a...

A local poison-control center reported what appears to be the first reported cases of people using the drug "Krokodil" in the country. The drug, which apparently gets its name from the appearance many of its users get, due to sores, is described as a "moonshine" version of heroin. VICE did a video report on the drug, including two Russian brothers who are absolutely, positively fried from using the stuff for a year.

Krokodil, a dangerous, heroin-like narcotic that rapidly rots flesh, may have made its first appearance in the United States, according to Arizona health officials.

A new ‘designer’ drug from the East, particularly Russia, known as “Krokodil”, (Russian for crocodile) has made its way to Western shores and poses a most serious, deadly threat to abusers. This afternoon a poison control center in Phoenix, AZ reported the first known cases of krokodil use in the U.S. Users and abusers get a flesh-eating disorder after their skins turns green and scaly (hence the name ‘crocodile’). The necrotizing flesh literally rots from the inside out (warning - very graphic images), exposing bone and requiring amputations. The results of krokodil use are antibiotic resistant disease and as in...