Xylazine is a tranquilizer medication for large animals like horses, cattle or even elephants. Yet it made it's way into illegal drugs on streets across America.
– Xylazine is a tranquilizer medication for large animals like horses, cattle or even elephants, yet it made it’s way into illegal drugs on streets across America.
can be found in three different states, including Dallas and San Antonio. As a level-three detox center, they see patients going through the most serious of withdrawals, and therefor have a pulse on what drugs are trending.“When people inject xylazine, which is the way they use their fentanyl, it’s very caustic to the tissues and so it tends to cause sores. It gets infected and it spreads very quickly.
Narcan, which helps reverse opioid overdoses does not reverse xylazine, because it’s not an opioid. However, since xylazine is mixed with fentanyl in 98% of cases, it’s still important to administer Narcan during an overdose.The issue with xylazine is that tranquilizers are sedatives so waking someone up during an overdose is extremely difficult.
Weir is working to get xylazine testing at Gallus Detox Centers and changing protocols for when her staff realizes their patient has used xylazine.
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