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April 13, 2023 – The increasingly combined mixture of xylazine, known on the street as “tranq,” with fentanyl has become most popular on the illicit drug market and has exacerbated the nationwide addiction crisis. New York’s special narcotics prosecutor was quick to applaud the government’s declaration.
‘A rising concern’: NY lawmaker on new skin-eating street drug ‘tranq’
In an interview with PIX11 News, she said she sees it as a positive step. “It’s concrete,” Bridget Brennan maintained, adding, “The government is stepping in and saying they’re going to take action, and that is important.”
Xylazine is a tranquilizing drug for animals that was approved by the FDA more than 50 years ago. But when combined with other opioid drugs like fentanyl, it increases the high, as well as the risk of death.
A previous PIX11 News report witnessed addicts falling over themselves in a video taken in a drug-infested street in Philadelphia. By declaring the tranquilizer a drug threat, New York’s drug czar hopes it will be the first step in the government’s efforts to curb the epidemic.
Brennan is optimistic. “I expect it will be declared a controlled substance and it’s going to accelerate the government’s comprehensive response to this,” she said. “Importantly, it will allow us to prosecute these cases to bring charges if we find the drug is being imported for human use.”
