Xylazine or "tranq" wounds—characterized by deep pockets of dead tissue—have become increasingly visible in Philadelphia among people who use drugs. That's because xylazine, an animal ...
A nurse treats a man's skin wounds in a community outreach storefront in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia in May. Xylazine, a powerful animal sedative that's moving through the illicit drug ...
xylazine, a powerful animal tranquilizer, started appearing in street fentanyl. It has since spread throughout the United States, including in 99% of the street fentanyl in Philadelphia ...
Doctors who spoke at the symposium stressed the importance of collaboration between different medical disciplines: The ...
The use of tranq in Philadelphia has risen in recent years. The city's public health department recently found Xylazine in every sample of drugs tested. While the sample of 39 was small ...