Xylazine-laced fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdoses stalbertgazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stalbertgazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Xylazine, a powerful animal sedative often called "tranq," is frequently added to fentanyl. Some users say the combination gives a longer-lasting high, while also causing severe skin wounds.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction.
A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. It s called xylazine (pronounced ZY -lah-zeen). It s not intended for human use and