Skin woundsThe opioid epidemic has been responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in the USA and worldwide. As a result, it is essential to recognize the threat these potent drugs can cause when illicitly used. Specifically, introducing fentanyl as a drug adulterant has been shown to ...
It will be a Schedule III drug, meaning that it is considered a substance with a "moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence," the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) sayson its website. The decision allows law enforcement to prosecute people for ille...
One drug-related death associated with xylazine use was reported to NPSAD by December 31, 2022. The deceased was a 43-year-old male who was found dead at home with drug paraphernalia located at the property in May 2022. The post-mortem examination identified recent puncture wounds to the gr...
Spencer M, Cisewski J, Warner M, Garnett M.Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Xylazine: United States, 2018–2021.; 2023. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr030.pdf New device delivers antibiotics directly to wounds in dogs and horses ...
The drug causes breathing and heart rates to slow down, sometimes to deadly levels, and causes soft-tissue wounds that can require amputation if not treated. Withdrawal is also painful. While it's often used in conjunction with opioids, including fentanyl and related illicit lab-made drugs, it...
Illegal xylazine use continues to increase across the United States with many negative consequences, such as necrotic skin wounds and overdose. What Is Xylazine? Xylazine is a medication used as a sedative or tranquilizer for animals but has been increasingly found inillicit drugsupplies nationwide. ...
although the prevalence of xylazine in drug overdose deaths has not been extensively studied. Xylazine consumption in humans can reportedlycause “wounds that erupt with a scaly dead tissue” that left untreated can lead to the need for amputation. ...
This review discusses xylazine pharmacology, animal and human clinical effects, and what is known to date about care of patients experiencing acute overdose, xylazine-fentanyl withdrawal, and xylazine-associated wounds.Joseph D'OrazioCooper University HealthcareLewis Nelson...
Exposure to this adulterant can lead to significant harm, including prolonged sedation and necrotic wounds. In the absence of literature describing healthcare providers' experiences with treating patients who have been exposed to xylazine, we aimed to explore what gaps must be addressed to improve ...
A registered nurse and lead author of a journal article on skin wounds associated with the increasingly prevalent street drug adulterant xylazine said she was motivated to publish on this topic because of a disturbing "catch‐22" her patients experience. Among people who use drugs, the presence...