DEA refuses to recognise flesh-rotting homemade heroin as a problem for U.S.

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Despite reports that flesh-eating krokodil is spreading across the U.S., a drugs watchdog is refusing to recognise it as a serious threat to America.

Fears that the drug could head to the United States have been rife since 2011, when a Drug Enforcement Administration official said the agency was aware of its use overseas.

But even with a drug treatment physician publicly announcing medics have now treated four users within the U.S., the DEA has said it is not ready to recognize it as an immediate threat.