it literally rots people’s skin. Raw wounds erupt into a scaly crust of dead tissue called eschar which, if untreated, can lead to amputation. The use of tranq in Philadelphia has risen in ...

Use of xylazine, known as Tranq, has rocketed in the ... Prolonged usage also causes large, open skin ulcers. These can get ...

Mostly seen on the East Coast in places like Philadelphia, xylazine was created to be used in veterinary offices as a ...

Xylazine, nicknamed 'tranq', has helped turn US cities like Philadelphia and New York into 'zombielands', leaving users lifeless. But the potent drug — strong enough to knock out elephants ...

Xylazine is a super-powerful horse tranquilizer that’s cheaper than fentanyl, and often mixed with the drug. It’s a deadly ...

Xylazine, also known as ‘tranq dope’, had already been linked ... and may also cause large open skin ulcers which can rot and lead to limb amputation. Dr Caroline Copeland, senior author ...

The flesh-rotting “zombie” drug Tranq, found in illicit sedatives and ... often rendering users seemingly lifeless in the street. It can cause skin lesions, vulnerability to violence and ...