The drug has been causing problems across the US and has now been found in the UK.
Academics have sounded the alarm after finding that a powerful animal tranquiliser has penetrated the UK’s illicit drug market
In most cases the drug is mixed with strong opioids such as heroin or fentanyl, but a new study shows it has also been found in counterfeit prescription medication tablets, THC vapes and cocaine. They published data on 16 biological samples taken from toxicology labs, where the drug was found in 16 people – including 11 people who had died. Some 11 of these samples were from summer last year.
“We also know that most people who buy heroin will not intend to buy xylazine and this combination increases the risk of overdose. Xylazine was designated an ‘emerging threat’ to the United States and this public health threat is a growing concern for the UK.
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