Xylazine, also known as 'tranq' or 'the zombie drug,' has only begun appearing on America's streets within the last several years and, as such, there is much we still don't know.
The arrival of new and more deadly drugs like xylazine will only exacerbate the enormous strain the opioid crisis has already placed on our healthcare system.
Overdose deaths in Indiana doubled between 2018 and 2021, and xylazine's lethal partner fentanyl played a part in 85 percent of them.
90 percent of confiscated fentanyl samples in New York City contained some admixture of xylazine; such rampant growth makes swift and decisive action from our elected officials all the more necessary.
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