A new drug called xylazine is causing a threat in the United States that has left people’s skin decaying.
New Delhi: A new drug is causing a threat in the United States that has left the user’s skin deteriorated. The ‘zombie drug’ xylazine, used as a veterinary sedative, is reportedly rotting people’s skin.
According to a Time magazine report, the spread of xylazine is causing a public health threat in the US. The use of this dangerous drug is increasing at an exponential rate, leading to skin infections and overdoses. .
Public authorities are reportedly horrified by the major symptoms and scars they have left on users. It is readily available on the streets of the US for just a few dollars per bag.
What is xylazine?
The animal tranquilizer xylazine, known as ‘tranq’, is a mixture of fentanyl. Xylazine may have found its way into local illicit supplies of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine.
The tranquilizer can leave users in a stupor for hours, and also causes slowed breathing that interferes with the effectiveness of naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses.
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