The DEA says it's finding xylazine, or 'tranq,' in drug seizures at increasing levels in the U.S. In San Diego, it remains relatively rare.
The medication xylazine is used to sedate horses and cattle. But when mixed with opioids and injected by humans, it can cause people to black out for hours and leave festering wounds that can result in amputations. The withdrawal symptoms are said to be worse than those from heroin or methadone.
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s San Diego field office reported that xylazine has been detected 23 times in the last two fiscal years in San Diego and Imperial counties; the agency did not say if it was found in samples seized at the border with Mexico or came from dealers, users or some other source.DEA intelligence report from October
Kelly McKay, a spokesperson for the DEA’s San Diego field office, said that of all the drug exhibits seized by the agency in San Diego and Imperial counties, xylazine was detected just four times in fiscal year 2021. It was detected 19 times in 2022 — accounting for less than 1% of exhibits seized.Those who work with drug users in the region say tranq is not a detectable problem in San Diego.
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