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A Horrifying Drug Called 'Tranq Dope' Is Spreading in the US


A Horrifying Drug Called 'Tranq Dope' Is Spreading in the US

The animal tranquilizer xylazine, which has been linked to severe wounds and amputations, has been detected in nearly 40 states. VICE | Manisha Krishnan…

DEA Reports Widespread Threat of Fentanyl Mixed with Xylazine

Xylazine and fentanyl drug mixtures place users at a higher risk of suffering a fatal drug poisoning. Because xylazine is not an opioid, naloxone (Narcan) does ...

A Horrifying Drug Called 'Tranq Dope' Is Spreading in the US - VICE

Philadelphia's street opioid supply was infiltrated with tranq or tranq dope, a mixture of fentanyl mixed and the animal tranquilizer xylazine.

Tranq Dope: Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh ...

A veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine is infiltrating street drugs, deepening addiction, baffling law enforcement and causing wounds so ...

Self-reported Xylazine Experiences: A Mixed Methods Study ... - NCBI

Xylazine is an alpha-2 agonist increasingly prevalent in the illicit drug supply. Our objectives were to curate information about xylazine through social media.

A NEW DRUG EPIDEMIC SWEEPING ACROSS AMERICA

USE OF THE VETERINARY DRUG XYLAZINE is having a profound impact on the health of those who use illicit substances across the United States. Orig- inally ...

Xylazine: A Drug Adulterant of Clinical Concern

Xylazine is a powerful animal sedative with a different mechanism of action when compared to illicit opioids such as heroin and fentanyl.

Xylazine | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Xylazine, or “tranq,” is a veterinary sedative found in some illicit drugs and is linked to overdose and other issues.

A Horrifying Drug Called 'Tranq Dope' Is Spreading in the US

Prior to the FDA's recent alert on #Xylazine, we spoke with VICE News about our findings. “Aegis Sciences Corporation, one of the few labs ...

Tranq: The Zombie Effect - YouTube

In this PIX11 News special, a prominent researcher in Puerto Rico says he warned the medical community about the animal tranquilizer ...

States, Cities Scramble to Combat Animal 'Tranq' in Street Drugs

Xylazine, a large-animal tranquilizer not approved for human use, started showing up routinely in the drug supply in 2019, but didn't take off ...

Tranq dope: the new horror drug on US streets | The Week

An animal sedative being sold illegally by drug dealers across the US is putting users at risk of serious flesh wounds and deadly overdoses.

Outreach workers call for tools to combat toxic new street drugs - CBC

How health workers are fighting the overdose crisis when the drugs are changing, and with the 'zombie' drug tranq that causes horrible flesh ...

A new drug is causing horror on US streets - Sky News

"Tranq Dope" is a mix of Fentanyl, the opioid that has decimated America's youth, and a veterinary drug called Xylazine. It is sold on the street for just a ...

Tranq or Xylazine: What You Need to Know About the Crisis in ...

Tranq, zombie drug, tranq dope, sleep cut, and Philly dope are some of the slang names for a large-animal tranquilizing drug called xylazine that's burst onto ...

Xylazine Is A Terrifying And Common Adulterant in North Carolina

Xylazine, also known as tranq, is an animal tranquilizer routinely showing up in testing labs in North Carolina, posing a threat of overdose to many people who ...

Veterinary tranquilizer xylazine spreading through the U.S. drug ...

New research finds a steep jump in the share of overdoses involving xylazine — a veterinary tranquilizer — in some parts of the country.

What to Know About 'Tranq,' the Animal Sedative Infiltrating Street ...

Public health officials are sounding the alarm about xylazine, a substance that causes gruesome wounds and knocks users out for hours.

Zombie Drug Tranq Can Lead to Necrosis, Amputations and Death

Overuse of the drug can lead to rotting skin ulcerations and ultimately limb amputations if untreated, hence its horrifying nickname "zombie drug".

A Narrative Review of Xylazine as a Street Drug - OUCI

Increase in overdose deaths and health hazards associated with xylazine in South Carolina. (2022). Accessed. March 9, 2023: https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.