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Explained: What Is Xylazine? The Skin-Rotting 'Zombie Drug' Wreaking Havoc In Major US Cities
Xylazine is a non-opioid veterinary tranquilliser not approved for human use, and has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths in the United States, occurring due to illicit drug usage.
A drug is wreaking havoc in major cities of the United States, including Philadelphia, due to its 'skin-rotting' characteristics. The substance is Xylazine, and is commonly called the zombie drug, TRANQ or TRANQ dope. It has devastating effects on its users, and can rot their skin.
The "flesh-eating" drug has been linked to thousands of overdoses across the United States occurring from the use of illicit drugs such as heroin and fentanyl, the New York Post reported.
Here is everything you need to know about xylazine
Xylazine is a non-opioid veterinary tranquilliser not approved for human use, and has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths in the United States in the evolving drug addiction and overdose crisis, with the largest impact in the Northeast.
History of xylazine and its link with overdose deaths
Xylazine first appeared in Philadelphia before migrating to San Francisco and Los Angeles, and was used for cutting heroin.
Overdose deaths linked to xylazine have spread westward across the United States, research has shown.
The percentage of all drug overdose deaths involving xylazine increased from two per cent to six per cent in Pennsylvania, from 2015 to 2020, according to the National Institute of Health's (NIH's) National Institute on Drug Abuse.
In 2020, xylazine was involved in 10 per cent of all drug overdose deaths in Connecticut, and 19 per cent in Maryland in 2021.
In 2021, as many as 2,668 people in New York died of overdoses, the New York City Department of Health reported.
According to Substance Use Philadelphia, a dashboard which provides information on drug use trends in Philadelphia, over 90 per cent of dope samples tested in the city in 2021 contained xylazine. Illicit drugs, which produce intoxicating or euphoric effects, are called dope drugs. Dope drugs with TRANQ were first seen in Puerto Rico, but currently, it is being found in more and more places across the United States.
According to a 2022 study published in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology, xylazine has been discovered in 36 states of the United States.
In November 2022, illicit drugs such as fentanyl and heroin were found to be contaminated with xylazine, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA warned healthcare professionals of the possibility of xylazine inclusion in illicit drug overdoses, because naloxone, a medicine that rapidly reversed an opioid overdose, might not be able to serve as an opioid antagonist when the drugs are contaminated with TRANQ.
