NYC officials encourage tranq addicts to use ‘zombie drug’ under supervisionBy Rich Calder and Matthew Sedacca
July 8, 2023
New York City health officials are now encouraging junkies to use the so-called “zombie drug” xylazine under medical supervision at overdose prevention centers — without any mention of how to get unhooked from the flesh-rotting poison, stunned critics told The Post.
A new Health Department taxpayer-funded ad campaign ticks off the dangers of humans using the animal tranquilizer, known as “tranq,” noting it can “cause extreme sedation, slowed heart rate or slowed or stopped breathing.”
It offers contact information for nonprofits who provide people “test strips” to see if their drugs are tainted with xylazine and recommends calling 311 or a doctor if anyone has “skin wounds,” commonly caused by the drug, that won’t heal.
The agency recommends anyone who believes their drugs contain xylazine “avoid” using them, “especially alone or in a place where it might be dangerous to be unconscious for a long time.”
But its tips for reducing “risk of harm” for “tranq” users are a far cry from former First Lady Nancy Reagan’s famous “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/07/08/nyc-pushes-tranq-junkies-to-use-zombie-drug-under-supervision/
