Fentanyl-Laced Tranquilizer Xylazine Responsible For Surge In ‘Flesh-Eating’ Overdose Deaths

Xylazine, an animal sedative, is being mixed into fentanyl and sold by dealers, causing rotting wounds and severe pain in users.
Overdose deaths involving fentanyl and xylazine have skyrocketed 276% since 2019, according to the CDC.
The problem is particularly severe on the East Coast, especially in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.
Xylazine does not respond to naloxone, though the overdose reversal drug should still be used in case fentanyl is also involved.
One former user suffered blood clots, sepsis and attempted to perform surgery on herself due to the gruesome damage from xylazine before seeking treatment.