'Tranq' is leaving drug users with horrific wounds. It's spreading.
The veterinary drug xylazinem, or “tranq,” is now entrenched in Philly's illicit drug supply. Experts there are warning others to be on guard.
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The veterinary drug xylazinem, or “tranq,” is now entrenched in Philly's illicit drug supply. Experts there are warning others to be on guard.
Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine have increased sharply in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where a sevenfold rise in death rates between 2015 and 2019 was the highest in the country.
Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine have increased sharply in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where a sevenfold rise in death rates between 2015 and 2019 was the highest in the country, a recent analysis from the Pew Charitable Trust found.