There’s a new drug beginning to spread rapidly through the street drug supply of the U.S.: Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer.
. Consumers are drawn to fentanyl for its powerful psychoactive effects. But fentanyl is very short-acting, and keeping cravings at bay can require injecting up to five or six times per day, rather than perhaps just two or three if using heroin. That means repeatedly finding a safe place, acquiring a clean syringe, and worrying about overdose risk. It means less time between injections to take care of basic needs.
Many users of drugs, as well as physicians and advocates of harm reduction, report that xylazine causes blistering skin wounds at a new level of horror. There have also been case reports of xylazine causing strange blood conditions, with users showing up in the hospital with dangerously low blood counts.
Many of these substances genuinely appeal to consumers because, like xylazine, they make fentanyl last longer. Mixing drugs also intensifies psychoactive effects, making drug use more pleasurable. Simultaneously, synthetic drugs also appeal to drug manufacturers and sellers. They offer lower cost avenues to create high-potency products and allow for expanding market reach and profits through unique formulations.
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