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Xylazine Use Dramatically Increasing in New York State | Anne Spollen | NewsBreak Original
Xylazine Use Dramatically Increasing in New York State | Anne Spollen | NewsBreak Original,An animal tranquilizer used by veterinarians is increasingly showing up in street drugs, complicating addiction and causing wounds so acute that some require amputation. Xylazine is a deadly drug, causing flesh to decay at the injection site. Dubbed ‘Tranq' for the oblivion it renders, its use is increasing nationwide, but especially in upstate New York.

Xylazine Use Dramatically Increasing in New York State | Anne Spollen | NewsBreak Original

An animal tranquilizer used by veterinarians is increasingly showing up in street drugs, complicating addiction and causing wounds so acute that some require amputation. Xylazine is a deadly drug, causing flesh to decay at the injection site. Dubbed ‘Tranq' for the oblivion it renders, its use is increasing nationwide, but especially in upstate New York.