The “tranq” drug is taking a costly toll in Philadelphia, and video footage posted Thursday shows those caught in its grip.
The city has been grappling with a rise in addicts using the drug called Xylazine which is also referred to as “tranq.”described it as “a deadly sedative used to enhance the effects of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl.”Xylazine an “emerging threat” and asked Congress for additional funds to push back against the drug connected to overdose deaths, according to AFP.citizens about the “zombie drug” that can eat a person’s flesh.
“Addicts who use it can reportedly experience side effects such as their skin and muscle rotting,” per Breitbart News.The outlet also noted that “officials say drug suppliers are lacing the fentanyl and heroin supply with the animal tranquilizer because it is cheap and easy to get.” Now, Philadelphia’s health officials are lamenting the fact the city is suffering under the epidemic, admitting that Xylizine has hit the area “particularly hard” with more overdose deaths and “severe wounds that can lead to sepsis and amputation.”incarceration should not be an option for drug addicts, the“Now he’s putting that philosophy into action.
A man in Kensington said he was searching for his daughter who is an opioid addict, noting she had been missing for several weeks. “She had got about nine months clean and just took a turn for the worse. I just need to know that she’s still amongst the living. I just don’t know what else to do,” he said as tears fell from his eyes.
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