What is believed to be the first reported case of a person in NSW injecting a violent concoction of synthetic drugs, which originated in Russia and leaves users with scaly, ulcer-like skin infections, has caught the attention of Australian health authorities. But drug use experts have said that, despite the dangerous mix having serious side effects, it’s not something "the general population [need] to be fearful about." Staff from the non-government-operated drug and alcohol treatment service ‘Lives Lived Well’ told 9News.com.au a man presented at its centre in Orange on May 15 claiming to have injected the drug, commonly known as ‘Krokodil’. What is believed to be the first reported case of a person in NSW injecting a violent concoction of synthetic drugs, which originated in Russia and leaves users with scaly, ulcer-like skin infections, has caught the attention of Australian health authorities. (AAP) Dr Julaine Allan, the service’s […]