The AP (6/23, Perrone) reported that xylazine, “a powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply, is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction.” The drug “can cause severe skin wounds, but whether it is leading to more deaths – as suggested by officials in Washington – is not yet clear, according to health and law enforcement professionals on the front lines of efforts in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.”
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— “Animal sedative xylazine in fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdoses,” Matthew Perrone, Associated Press, June 23, 2023