NYC officials push tranq addicts to use flesh-rotting 'zombie drug' under supervision

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NYC officials push tranq addicts to use ‘zombie drug’ under supervision

running in the city by 2025 — even though the Empire State is experiencing an all-time high in recorded drug overdoses.Flesh-rotting ‘zombie drug’ tranq takes over: Addicts reeling as most street narcotics now feature sedative that sparks psychosis

Xylazine-positive overdose deaths soared nationwide between 2020 to 2021 — including a whopping 103% jump in the Northeast. OnPoint NYC, a nonprofit that operates an overdose prevention center for the city in East Harlem, said it fully supports the Health Department’s xylazine awareness campaign and the agency’s goal to manage the crisis through so-called “harm reduction.”

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