‘People rot from the inside out’: lethal xylazine deepens the US drug crisis
Gilberto thought he knew pain until he experienced the agony of withdrawal from xylazine, an animal tranquilliser used as a cutting agent in the more lethal drugs supplied by cartels to addicts in America.
“I’ve been shot before and beaten but this really makes me cry,” said Gilberto. The 44-year-old homeless drug user trembles as he points to deep wounds on his legs that are trademark signs of injecting the powerful sedative also known as “tranq”.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Jamie Smyth
