US Politics | Urgent warning as ‘flesh-eating’ drug ‘tranq dope’ that’s meant for animals is linked to 1000s of US overdose deaths
A FLESH-EATING drug that is normally used to sedate animals has been linked to thousands of overdose deaths across the country. Experts have warned that the substance, known as xylazine, has been laced with drugs such as fentanyl and heroin. 
randlab.comA drug, commonly used on horses, has been linked to thousands of overdose deaths across the country '/ ' 
GettyDealers have laced the drug, known as ...tranq', with heroin and fentanyl. (Pictured: A street in Philadelphia that is littered with heroin users) '/ ' Xylazine is used as a sedative and is designed to reduce pain in animals. Doctors use it to manage conditions such as colic, according to Equimed. But, the drug, known as ...tranq..., has been not been approved for human use. The drug can be snorted, smoked, or swallowed and unscrupulous dealers are known for mixing it with substances such as heroin or fentanyl. Fentanyl is considered to be 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more powerful than morphine. read more us news 
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DON'T INK TWICE I got tat of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer - I've no regrets despite trolls Common side effects of xylazine consumption include drowsiness and slow breathing, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned. Experts have warned that if taken, the drug can cause blood levels to dip to dangerously low levels. The number of overdose deaths involving xylazine has increased in recent years, shocking data shows. CDC experts have revealed that xylazine-linked overdoses have rocketed from two percent to 26 percent in Pennsylvania between 2015 and 2020. In 2019, 70 out of 1,200 unintentional overdose deaths reported in Connecticut came back positive for xylazine. Most read in The US Sun FATAL FALL WEEKEND Four dead & 20 shot including a boy, 2, as city ravaged by violence FINAL FAREWELL Kiely Rodni 'has been secretly cremated' as cause of death remains a mystery BEYOND BELIEF Boy, 12, 'gang-raped and beaten by friends' in savage attack 'SHE WAS EVERYTHING' Chilling new details emerge in death of Debbie Collier INFLATION RELIEF Direct payments of $1,050 hit bank accounts in days - will you get cash? BEACH LOCKDOWN Deadly shark attack kills woman, 39, just 50ft from shore as beaches shut And, 76 cases out of 666 overdose deaths in the state were linked to "tranq" between January and July 2020. Meanwhile, in 10 areas of Philadelphia, xylazine was linked to 6.7 percent of overdose deaths in 2020 compared to 0.36 percent in 2015, according to a Drug and Alcohol Dependence study. Tranq user Sam Brennan told VICE in March this year that the drug is more powerful than fentanyl. She said: "This tranq is intense. You feel like you're literally going to die." Brennan admitted that the drug is "eating away at her skin" as she's been left with lesions on her leg. Some users have been forced to get amputations after infections worsened. ...FLESH EATING' DRUG And, experts are fearing that severely-infected open wounds could cause sepsis. One man, who was left with serious blistering across his ankle, described the pain that he's experiencing as the "worst". But, experts have said that the drug masks the pain for a period of time because of its sedative impact. Pharmacology researcher Claire Zagorski, of the University of Texas in Austin, told DPM: "In a couple of instances – at least that I know of – people have sat bent over on a doorstep for so long that they cut off blood flow to their legs." She warned on some occasions that limbs have been left discolored. Narcan is commonly administered to reverse the effects of an overdose. The medicine is often given every two to three minutes and it's designed to help improve a person's breathing if it has slowed following a suspected overdose. Read More on The US Sun 
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OH BABY Doctors told me to abort my baby but I gave birth to a healthy girl But, Narcan, or naloxone, doesn't work in situations where a person has overdosed on tranq. Joseph Friedman, of UCLA, described xylazine as "scary", adding: "I think 'it ' is becoming increasingly common, that has really serious side effects for humans."
randlab.comA drug, commonly used on horses, has been linked to thousands of overdose deaths across the country '/ ' GettyDealers have laced the drug, known as ...tranq', with heroin and fentanyl. (Pictured: A street in Philadelphia that is littered with heroin users) '/ ' Xylazine is used as a sedative and is designed to reduce pain in animals. Doctors use it to manage conditions such as colic, according to Equimed. But, the drug, known as ...tranq..., has been not been approved for human use. The drug can be snorted, smoked, or swallowed and unscrupulous dealers are known for mixing it with substances such as heroin or fentanyl. Fentanyl is considered to be 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more powerful than morphine. read more us news BRTUAL END Suspect named in grisly murder of sophomore raped & stabbed 59 times DON'T INK TWICE I got tat of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer - I've no regrets despite trolls Common side effects of xylazine consumption include drowsiness and slow breathing, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned. Experts have warned that if taken, the drug can cause blood levels to dip to dangerously low levels. The number of overdose deaths involving xylazine has increased in recent years, shocking data shows. CDC experts have revealed that xylazine-linked overdoses have rocketed from two percent to 26 percent in Pennsylvania between 2015 and 2020. In 2019, 70 out of 1,200 unintentional overdose deaths reported in Connecticut came back positive for xylazine. Most read in The US Sun FATAL FALL WEEKEND Four dead & 20 shot including a boy, 2, as city ravaged by violence FINAL FAREWELL Kiely Rodni 'has been secretly cremated' as cause of death remains a mystery BEYOND BELIEF Boy, 12, 'gang-raped and beaten by friends' in savage attack 'SHE WAS EVERYTHING' Chilling new details emerge in death of Debbie Collier INFLATION RELIEF Direct payments of $1,050 hit bank accounts in days - will you get cash? BEACH LOCKDOWN Deadly shark attack kills woman, 39, just 50ft from shore as beaches shut And, 76 cases out of 666 overdose deaths in the state were linked to "tranq" between January and July 2020. Meanwhile, in 10 areas of Philadelphia, xylazine was linked to 6.7 percent of overdose deaths in 2020 compared to 0.36 percent in 2015, according to a Drug and Alcohol Dependence study. Tranq user Sam Brennan told VICE in March this year that the drug is more powerful than fentanyl. She said: "This tranq is intense. You feel like you're literally going to die." Brennan admitted that the drug is "eating away at her skin" as she's been left with lesions on her leg. Some users have been forced to get amputations after infections worsened. ...FLESH EATING' DRUG And, experts are fearing that severely-infected open wounds could cause sepsis. One man, who was left with serious blistering across his ankle, described the pain that he's experiencing as the "worst". But, experts have said that the drug masks the pain for a period of time because of its sedative impact. Pharmacology researcher Claire Zagorski, of the University of Texas in Austin, told DPM: "In a couple of instances – at least that I know of – people have sat bent over on a doorstep for so long that they cut off blood flow to their legs." She warned on some occasions that limbs have been left discolored. Narcan is commonly administered to reverse the effects of an overdose. The medicine is often given every two to three minutes and it's designed to help improve a person's breathing if it has slowed following a suspected overdose. Read More on The US Sun WHAT DO YE MEAN? Kanye shocks fans by posting message to Kim- but all is not what it seems OH BABY Doctors told me to abort my baby but I gave birth to a healthy girl But, Narcan, or naloxone, doesn't work in situations where a person has overdosed on tranq. Joseph Friedman, of UCLA, described xylazine as "scary", adding: "I think 'it ' is becoming increasingly common, that has really serious side effects for humans."
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