As xylazine surges, some lawmakers want jail time for dealers and people who use the drug • Stateline
As xylazine surges, some lawmakers want jail time for dealers and people who use the drug • Stateline

stateline.org As xylazine surges, some lawmakers want jail time for dealers and people who use the drug • Stateline
Legislators in a handful of states are offering bills to address the rise in the misuse of xylazine, a cheap animal sedative not intended for human consumption. Xylazine, or “tranq,” can induce blackouts and cause lesions that sometimes result in severe infections or amputations, and it can even lea...
