A deadly sedative known by the street name 'tranq' has been detected in at least four fatal overdose victims in San Francisco – raising concerns that the city's already catastrophic drug crisis could take a turn for the worse, city health officials announced Thursday.
A deadly sedative known by the street name "tranq" has been detected in at least four fatal overdose victims in San Francisco – raising concerns that the city's already catastrophic drug crisis could take a turn for the worse, city health officials announced Thursday.
And like in other parts of the country, officials say the drug is being mixed with fentanyl, heroin, and other illicit drugs to prolong the high and delay the symptoms of withdrawal from the opioids. Users who inject drug concoctions containing xylazine can develop severe, necrotic skin ulceration requiring medical treatment, health officials said.
The presence of xylazine in illicit drug mixtures and its detection in fatal overdoses may be underreported, as San Francisco only recently began including xylazine in its toxicology testing, health officials said. "It's concerning because it does create some additional steps for overdose reversals," said Paul Harkin, who's on the front lines of the city’s overdose crisis as Director of Harm Reduction Services with Healthright 360.
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