Schumer called on the feds Sunday to send a dedicated team to the tri-state area to help combat the spread of xylazine, a scourge that top U.S. officials say is making America's deadliest drug threat even deadlier.
A frighteningly toxic mix of synthetic opioid fentanyl and a human flesh-eating animal sedative has been blamed for an increasing number of U.S. overdose deaths,last week and now, calls for more assistance at home.
Longtime New York Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the feds Sunday to send a dedicated team to the tri-state area to help combat the spread of xylazine, a scourge that top U.S. officials say is makingXylazine, also known as"tranq," is a powerful sedative federally approved for veterinary use. Increasingly, the DEA says traffickers are mixing it with fentanyl, a synthetic that on its own is 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin.
The combination of the two puts users at a higher risk of deadly overdose or amputation, the DEA warned. All but two states have seen the feds seize such mixtures, and Schumer said the tragic ramifications are unfolding in New York. According to the Democratic Senate majority leader, tranq was found in 20 autopsies on Long Island last year -- 16 in Suffolk County and four in Nassau County -- and that number will likely climb in 2023."Xylazine is dangerous, it is deadly and it is here," Schumer said Sunday in Manhattan."It’s a deadly, skin-rotting zombie drug that evil drug dealers are now mixing with fentanyl, heroin and other drugs.
Lab tests indicate the mixture is more commonly seen in powder form as opposed to pills, accounting for 23% and 7% of DEA fentanyl seizures last year, officials say. Specifically, Schumer asked for a DEA team to help identify how the veterinary sedative is reaching dealers and work to cut off that distribution point, ideally saving lives in the process.
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