Xylazine is a horse tranquilizer also known as Tranq and is appearing in street drugs at alarming speeds.
The horse tranquilizer, which goes by the street name Tranq, is becoming a key player in the overdose and addiction crisis across the country.Also called the "Zombie drug" because that’s what people can look like when they use it.
"We're already seeing people dying. I think we're already seeing people with these kinds of gaping wounds that then require medical intervention and sometimes amputation." said Dr. Sara Polley, National Medical Director of the Youth Continuum at the Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationXylazine is legally administered by veterinarians as a tranquilizer for animals like horses. It is not meant for human use.
Another man next to her continued, "You always have an unpredictable dose every time you use and so you do risk overdosing regardless of how careful you are."
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