Two powerful drugs are making their way into the illicit drug supply

An animal tranquilizer called xylazine and powerful synthetic opioids called nitazenes are increasingly linked to overdoses.

horses, dogs and other animals ahead of veterinary surgery. Typical toxicology tests don't look for xylazine, either.

"This profound sedation leaves people in really unsafe places," making them vulnerable to sexual assault and robbery, said Dr. Laura Kehoe, medical director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Substance Use Disorder Bridge Clinic. The drug has also been linked to reports of skin abscesses, not unlike cases seen in other injectable drug users. In some instances, the wounds are so severe that amputations are necessary.

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