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Skin-rotting drug ‘tranq’ infiltrates big cities: ‘Zombifying bodies’
Fishrrman:
Once again, I look at this and think:
This is a problem that will "take care of itself" in time...
Smokin Joe:
--- Quote from: Fishrrman on February 24, 2023, 09:49:32 pm ---Once again, I look at this and think:
This is a problem that will "take care of itself" in time...
--- End quote ---
As long as they don't develop a taste for human flesh... :whistle:
Wingnut:
--- Quote from: Fishrrman on February 24, 2023, 09:49:32 pm ---Once again, I look at this and think:
This is a problem that will "take care of itself" in time...
--- End quote ---
I agree.
mountaineer:
Horrific footage shows devastation of Philadelphia’s ‘tranq’ epidemic
By Jacob Geanous
May 27, 2023 7:17pm
--- Quote ---Horrific footage shows the devastating toll the “tranq” drug epidemic has had on addicts in Philadelphia.
The Kensington neighborhood — made infamous by its open-air drug market — is seen completely packed with the slumped-over and passed-out drug users in the video posted to TikTok by urbanvisuals2.0.
The harrowing clip comes as the “City of Brother Love” struggles with the rising use of the drug Xylazine, or “tranq,” which is a deadly sedative used to enhance the effects of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. ...
Sarah Laurel, founder of harm reduction nonprofit Savage Sisters, said there has been increase use of xylazine over the last four years.
“And we are now left with individuals that have open gaping ulcers, infections, some necrotic tissue, and that leads to amputation,” Laurel told NPR. ...
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NY Post
Smokin Joe:
Lovely.
Ultimately, the problem will be self-correcting.
Pity, though. What a waste.
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