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Xylazine wounds are a growing crisis among drug users in Philly—a nurse explains causes and treatment
Before xylazine, most of the wounds we treated were skin infections like abscesses. These conditions develop when a bit of bacteria gets under the skin and a pocket of infection forms. When ...
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Santa Clara health officials warn of increased presence of ‘tranq’ sedative in street drugs
Drugs that have xylazine present are also more likely to cause infections, abscesses, or ulcers. These wounds commonly occur ...
Florida bill targets growing 'tranq' drug crisis with tougher penalties as its use surges
Mostly seen on the East Coast in places like Philadelphia, xylazine was created to be used in veterinary offices as a ...
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Seminole County lawmaker files bill to add xylazine to state trafficking statute
WITH MANSLAUGHTER. A SEMINOLE COUNTY LAWMAKER FILED A BILL TO IMPOSE PENALTIES FOR TRAFFICKING XYLAZINE, WHICH IS A DRUG KNOWN ON THE STREETS AS TRANQ OR THE ZOMBIE DRUG. WESH TWO DAVID JONES ...
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UK Government Bans 'Zombie Drug' Xylazine
The UK government on Wednesday banned the flesh-rotting so-called zombie drug xylazine as it tries to tackle deaths from narcotics and crack down on criminal gangs. The high-strength animal ...
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Florida bill targets growing 'tranq' drug crisis with tougher penalties as its use surges
Xylazine can be swallowed ... among people living in homeless encampments in the Tampa Bay area. They're not abscesses or cuts that have become infected, but rather a black, circular wound ...