Mumbai, February 25: A new drug called Xylazine or “Tranq” or the “zombie drug” is compelling people in the United States to behave strangely. People in the US are acting ‘weird’ after using this new drug. Several videos on the internet show that people cannot stand up or walk properly after taking Xylazine. Such videos, which show side effects of the “zombie drug”, go viral.
In the videos, people can be seen walking lazily as if the zombies from the virtual world had become real. Not only the posture, but also the appearance of these people look like “zombies”.
Xylazine “Turning Humans into Zombies”:
Xylazine — better known as the street drug “Tranq” — has sounded the alarm in Philadelphia. The animal tranquilizer is mixed with fentanyl and heroin — leaving addicts with sore legs, swollen hands and even missing limbs. pic.twitter.com/QQ6Z5N9hl9
— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) February 24, 2023
On the streets of Philadelphia – ground zero of America’s opioid crisis – a new street drug is baffling doctors.
It’s called Xylazine or Tranq – and it causes terrible wounds on the bodies of those who use it. @Stone_SkyNews reported 👇https://t.co/JmWwKSrRRb pic.twitter.com/egCV5QVbDy
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 16, 2023
What is xylazine?
Xylazine is a drug that affects the central nervous system. It is a tranquilizer that acts as a tranquilizer and pain reliever. According to Sky News, “Tranq Dope” is a mixture of fentanyl and the veterinary drug xylazine. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved this drug for animals only. Following these videos, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement urging people not to use this “life-threatening” drug. Zombie virus cases? People act oddly creepy on the streets of Philadelphia; Viral video leaves netizens horrified.
Side Effects of “Zombie Drug” Xylazine:
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), it can cause drowsiness and amnesia, as well as slow breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure to dangerously low levels. Hyderabad narcotics officers arrest two drug traffickers in special operation on New Year’s Day.
The zombie drug has a number of side effects, including walking slowly and sluggishly, just like a zombie, drowsiness and respiratory depression, ulcers and open sores on the skin. Sometimes skin rot can occur. It can spread to the point where amputation is required.
Xylazine spreads quickly:
Xylazine was reportedly seen first in Philadelphia, then in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Many people in the US have died after using this drug. According to a report by the Hindustan Times, 2,668 people died from overdoses in New York alone in 2021.
(The story above first appeared on LatestLY on February 25, 2023 at 7:53 p.m. IST. For more politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle news and updates, visit our website Latestly.com).
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