Krokodil: Deadly Drug May Be in United States

Krokodil: 

Deadly Drug May Be in United States The street drug Krokodil may have made its way to the United States from Russia, where it is a popular and less expensive alternative to heroin. News sources have
reported unconfirmed cases in Arizona, Chicago, and New York in the past few weeks. The life expectancy of someone who is a regular Krokodil user is 2-3 years.

The drug desomorphine is an opiate first developed in the 1930s. According to the
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)’s fact sheet on desomorphine (PDF, 56 Kb), there
is no legal use for this drug today. This is another example of a drug that can be
cheaply and relatively easily made in a home lab, and instructional materials are
showing up on the internet.

Krokodil gets its name from its ability to eat away and rot a person from the inside by
destroying blood vessels at injection sites, leaving the skin scaly and green. Users
can die from gangrene, infection, and loss of skin. Amputations are common. The
drug may be 3-10 times cheaper than heroin in the United States and Russia, and
the DEA is concerned about its possible appearance here.

While the cases have not been confirmed, first responders should be aware of the
possibility of this drug being in the United States and familiarize themselves with the
signs, symptoms, and treatment.

 (Source: NIH)

Training Opportunity: DHS\FEMA. IS-2900 NDRF Overview

IS-2900 National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview

1004 - Training Opportunity - IS-2900 National Disaster Recovery Framework Overview

Date: Course is now available online. 

Course Length: 

The overall time to complete the course will vary for each individual. IS-2900 takes approximately 120 minutes. 

 Course Description: 

This course is an introduction to NDRF, the new national framework for efficient and timely disaster recovery operations. It describes the NDRF, gives examples of its use in recent disasters, explains the roles various stakeholders from the whole community have in recovery following a disaster, and outlines the assistance available to local communities and their partners. The course uses videos and examples to show how recovery operates within the NDRF. 

 Course Goal: 

Upon completing this course, the participant will be able to: 

1. Describe why the NDRF was developed and its purpose. 
2. Identify NDRF's Core Recovery Principles. 
3. List factors for achieving a successful disaster recovery. 
4. State the roles and responsibilities of recovery coordinators and other stakeholders. 
5. Identify the Recovery Support Functions (RSFs) that comprise the NDRF's coordinating structure for key functional areas of assistance. 

 Prerequisite: 

None 

  To Apply: 

FEMA employees with access to the FEMA Network can access the course via the FEMA Employee Knowledge Center (FEKC) on the FEMA Intranet at http://kc.fema.net/. 

 

For further enrollment information, FEKC users may contact the FEKC System Administrator via email at FEKC@fema.dhs.gov or call (301) 447-1512, or toll free at: 1-800-238-3358, extension 1512. 

 

This course is available on the FEMA Internet at http://www.training.fema.gov/IS/   When you have 

completed the course, you may take the online test, fill out the student information and submit the test for scoring. FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Independent Study (IS) office will notify you via email of the results. If you successfully complete the test, a link will be included in the email for you to access and print your course certificate