"It was the beginning of my pregnancy. Xylazine is so addictive, so physically addictive, you just can't stop. It's like the flu times a hundred. I was throwing up a lot. I was just in a rotating pit of hell. So I was using."
"Almost 100% of our drug supply is fentanyl and 80% to 90% of that fentanyl is adulterated with xylazine," said Dr. Elizabeth Krans. "The impact of xylazine is like nothing she's seen before."
"Substance use during pregnancy is prevalent," according to a study by the National Institutes of Health, highlighting the alarming statistics around opioid use among pregnant women.
"It starts to necrotize your skin and they just don't heal," said Norris about her painful battle with xylazine wounds during her pregnancy.
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