A Drug Meant to Sedate Large Animals Is Being Used on the Streets – And It's Causing Abscesses, Ulcers and More
“Part of the problem is that there's very little research in humans as to how Xylazine affects the body,” he said. “We're kind of learning things on the fly. There aren't a whole lot of 'Xylazine in humans' experts at this time.” "We're seeing patients that are being admitted into the ICU across the state, not just here in Boston, for sort of all of these different consequences of having Xylazine in the supply. We are hearing from some of the other hospitals around the state that they have been seeing people with very severe wounds that often are taking either a very long time to heal or that are resulting in amputation,” he said.The pair went to Lowell’s Life Connection Center for help.
Given the dangers, Dillon says there’s a real sense of urgency to raising awareness about Xylazine. Twenty-five miles away at Brandeis university, there’s a similar urgency to find out where the drug is most prevalent.
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