By Tara Brady PUBLISHED: 10:42 EST, 13 October 2013 | UPDATED: 11:32 EST, 13 October 2013 It is feared a deadly drug known as 'cannibal heroin' which eats flesh from the inside out is about to hit the UK. Krokodil, which is like heroin and originated in Russia 10 years ago, turns users into zombies as their bodies begin to rot leaving addicts with reptilian skin. But the homemade concoction can be up to 10 times cheaper than heroin and is created by mixing codeine with gasoline or oil. Blind victim Margarita Schelkunova, 28, at a rehab centre in Siberia began using Krokodil seven years ago
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Krokodil is like heroin and originated in Russia 10 years ago
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Homemade concoction can be up to 10 times cheaper than heroin
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Continual use leads to blood vessels bursting and eventually causes the skin to rot
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30,000 people die in Russia every year because of the affects of the drug
Continual use of Krokodil, @placeholder for crocodile, causes blood vessels to burst, leaving skin green and scaly among addicts eventually causing gangrene and their flesh to begin to rot.