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How a 'Zombie Drug' Crisis Exposes a U.S. Drug Law Failure

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyJessie never injected xylazine. She only snorted it mixed with fentanyl in a combination known commonly in the drug world as “tranq.” It also goes by another name: the “zombie drug,” due to the waking blackout state it induces and the grotesque wounds users develop with repeated use. So despite not injecting the drug, her legs developed sores all the same.“My whole body swelled up but my legs got the worst of it,” Jessie said. “It was so ....

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