Zombie drug

July 3, 2023

In last 18 months, flesh-rotting ‘zombie drug’ has caused 9 deaths and 150 overdoses in a US County in Florida.

ABOUT ZOMBIE DRUG

Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” “tranq dope” and “zombie drug”, has sedative like symptoms such as extreme sleepiness.
Tranq, known for its ability to induce a “zombie” like stupor and cause flesh rot near injection sites.
It can cause raw wounds on the user’s skin. It starts with ulcers, hardens to dead skin called eschar, and if left untreated can result in amputation.
Xylazine can also cause amnesia and slow down breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure to extremely low levels, when combined with opioids like fentanyl, thus increasing the risk of overdose and death.
It is usually used as a tranquilizer on cows and horses.
It has been approved by the US FDA for use in animals only.