Xylazine, which has wreaked havoc among addicts in the US, was discovered in Karl Warburton's system 'by chance' last May following his death.
A new"zombie drug" has claimed its first British victim and could be widespread across the UK, experts have warned.
The death of 43-year-old Karl Warburton last May marked the first recorded fatality caused by xylazine, a powerful sedative which has devastated citiesUsed by vets to tranquillise large animals, xylazine lowers the heart and breathing rates to dangerous levels and can cause large patches of rotting flesh when injected, leading to the nickname"zombie drug".
It is thought that the father of two, who had been referred to addiction services, took heroin which was laced with fentanyl and xylazine.A coroner determined his cause of death as acute aspiration pneumonitis, a lung injury caused by inhaling toxins, and listed xylazine as a contributing factor.Tranq: the zombie drug that swept America
The presence of the drug in his system was discovered by"chance" after toxicologists noticed a"strange peak" in the results of his drug screening.
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