[MonkeyJones1980]

Not krokodil. There wouldn’t be pink healthy tissue. It just petrifies. And it appears to be an infection that spread from the bicep area to the forearm as the first picture doesn’t show any tissue damage on the forearm.

[Brainplague]

Originally Posted by MonkeyJones1980 ↗

Not krokodil. There wouldn’t be pink healthy tissue. It just petrifies. And it appears to be an infection that spread from the bicep area to the forearm as the first picture doesn’t show any tissue damage on the forearm.

You are probably right. I wonder though if it could be that these wounds were debrided and healing when these pics were taken?

[LuckiiDevil21]

Originally Posted by Suicide_Note ↗

This is why drug addicts should be terminated immediately, and not put into rehab.

You agree with this Simone?

[MrSophiaYNG]

Isn't methadone what junkies take when they're off the heavy stuff?

[v1r]

Originally Posted by MrSophiaYNG ↗

Isn't methadone what junkies take when they're off the heavy stuff?

Just an alternative they get that is "legal"(if you are in some process with a gp or something) and "easier" to ween off than other stuff like heroin/fentanyl. It's basically just as bad.

[Hunter1031]

Originally Posted by v1r ↗

Just an alternative they get that is "legal"(if you are in some process with a gp or something) and "easier" to ween off than other stuff like heroin/fentanyl. It's basically just as bad.

It’s harder to detox from actually. It can be used as a great tool. Unfortunately most stay on it their entire lives due to how much harder it is to detox from.

[Grannyg]

Originally Posted by ijijij ↗

I found the photo on a Russian site:
https://pikabu.ru/story/posledstviya...leniya_8371369

It says he was shooting methadone

Yep! Methadone according to this site. Here is the translation in English....from the above site:

Consequences of use of Methadone. The patient, 38 years old, was admitted to the hospital on an emergency basis. On admission, the patient was concerned about pain and swelling in the right shoulder and forearm. Complaints notes about 2 weeks. The patient has been using methadone for a long time, the appearance of complaints was noted after the next injection.

The limb in the elbow joint does not fully extend. The sensitivity in the area of ​​the hand is reduced.

[Grannyg]

Originally Posted by Brainplague ↗

You are probably right. I wonder though if it could be that these wounds were debrided and healing when these pics were taken?

My take on this:

Photo #1) Patient has entered the ER for treatment for the pain & swelling. The areas are contained within the tissue & in the muscle with nowhere to go. For this reason, the infection will continue to spread. The tissues on the bicep is definitely necrotic. Basically he has rot on his bicep & a nasty contained infection on his forearm. Notice the redness & swelling.

Photo#2) The bicep wound has been debrided...opened up, drained & the dead necrotic tissue scraped away. The forearm has been opened, likely a lot of pus drained & cleaned out.

Photo #3) Both wounds have been packed with ga uze, so that they don't close up. This allows for continual drainage, so that the wound won't close up. This way the infection will not return to being a contained pocket of pus.

Photo #4) This would be the final outcome. Once the drainage has concluded (could be 1-2 weeks or more, depending) then the gauze packing will be removed. The infection has been managed & healing begins.
*** Likely this gentleman is going to be on a hefty course of antibiotics.....sometimes up to 6 months....depending on how he has responded.

He is lucky he didn't lose his arm or die. This obviously was the outcome of slamming or skin popping.
Meaning the person is jonesing for their fix....as they're going through withdrawals. Instead of going for a vein....they just slam the needle into the skin & muscle. (Bye bye sickness for a few hours). The crap & needle is not usually sterile. This is why slamming this junk into the muscle keeps the infection contained in a pocket in the muscle.(any port in the storm I guess)
Now they've got a very nasty infection welling up like a very large cyst, with nowhere to go.

*I honestly am not a know it all, I am a retired nurse & saw this in the ER from time to time.

Methadone:
Someone asked about Methadone's use. It definitely is used for treatment, when someone is trying to kick Opiates. Kicking Opiates is very hard for addicts because of dope sickness. For this reason, many return to using (not to get high), but to stop the dope sick feeling.

Methadone is an Opiate that is used in treatment to rid the sickness & help an addict keep on the straight & narrow...functioning & able to work & carry on with life. Yet with Methadone, the euphoric feeling or high part of this Opiate is blocked.... so you don't get a high from it. It is usually given as a pink or white drinkable liquid dose.
Ideally doctors would love to see Methadone as a stepping stone to kicking Opiates all together, with the final outcome being the addict is off everything including Methadone.

Unfortunately that is sometimes unreasonable, since Methadone is very hard to get off of. For this reason, many stay on it for a long time... if not indefinitely. This due to the addict's brain chemistry being altered. Then there are those who can get off of everything, just by going cold turkey...with no Methadone. Total Animals!!! Kudos to them!

[Karambit]

These doctors did awesome work! I've worse in Los Angeles. Great upload.

[darlingnikki88]

Originally Posted by CrustyToes ↗

No back story? I call bullshit. I was on methadone 30 years

Me too! I've been on it for 20 years off and on and NO WAY. Unless he was shooting it?? Probably.