The move will allow the state to put in place tighter controls, security and record-keeping requirements for xylazine.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is taking a major step to stop the spread of a deadly drug known as tranq.Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is taking a major step to stop the spread of a deadly drug known as tranq.
During a speech in the Kensington section of Philadelphia on Tuesday, Shapiro announced he is ordering that xylazine become classified as a schedule III narcotic. Xylazine, which is often used by veterinarians to sedate large animals, is known as tranq on the streets and is being cut into many other drugs by dealers.However, it has a disturbing side effect: users can suffer open wounds and death of body tissue.
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