![]() ![]() Miller: Yeah, I think there's been a lot of panic about this so I don't want to sound overly stressed out or panicked about this. I think we're in this sort of new stage where we're beginning to see a lot of adulterants being added to boost the effectiveness or perceived effectiveness of the drugs that are potentially cheaper than fentanyl or heroin.ĭe la Canal: And in the case of xylazine, can you talk about how it works and what makes it so? You know, we've had around a quarter of samples in North Carolina of expected fentanyl or heroin coming back positive for xylazine. So just as a caveat, our data might skew a little higher than you know, what might be expected if you did a larger study, but out of I believe we're up to 600 some-odd samples. Miller: Of the samples that we've tested, and I have to put in a caveat here, people often send us samples that maybe felt a little weird when they use the drugs or, you know, they have some concern about adulterants being present in the drugs. ![]() We've seen samples from all over the state from a number of different counties and different programs within those counties that have tested positive for xylazine and geographically that really stretches from the coast to the mountains in North Carolina. Has this tranquilizer shown up in drugs here?Ĭolin Miller: Yes, it certainly has. ![]() You've been researching this in North Carolina. Xylazine, also known as Tranq, has raised concerns over wounds that users can develop from the drug, and because the sedative is not an opioid - therefore naloxone, or Narcan, does not reverse its effects.Ĭolin Miller, a researcher and community liaison with the UNC Opioid Data Lab, joined WFAE's Nick de la Canal to discuss xylazine's presence in North Carolina, and the measures some programs are taking to help test drugs for the sedative.ĭe la Canal: So the Biden administration said this year that fentanyl mixed with this tranquilizer was an emerging threat in the US. An animal tranquilizer is increasingly showing up in illegal opioids around North Carolina, presenting a new risk to people who take the drugs. ![]()
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