About our Xylazine/Tranq/Zombie Drug news
Latest news on Xylazine, a drug that is used as an anesthetic for large animals, such as horses and dogs, but it is not approved for human use. However, some people have been using xylazine as a recreational drug, often mixed with heroin and fentanyl, to enhance the effects of these opioids. Xylazine is also known as "tranq" or "zombie drug" because of its harmful and dangerous side effects.
Xylazine can cause severe skin ulcers and tissue damage when injected, leading to rotting flesh and possible amputation. It can also lower the heart rate and blood pressure to life-threatening levels, and increase the risk of overdose and death when combined with other drugs. Xylazine has been a major problem in the US, especially in Puerto Rico and some eastern states, where it has been involved in many fatal overdoses.
Xylazine was first detected in the UK in May 2023, when a 43-year-old man from Solihull died from the effects of xylazine, heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. This was the first reported death associated with xylazine in the UK and Europe, and it indicates that xylazine has entered the UK drug market. However, xylazine is not included in standard drug tests in the UK, so its prevalence and impact are unknown.