A six-point plan from the White House's drug control office aims to scale up testing, treatment and efforts to intercept illegal shipments of xylazine, which is being mixed into fentanyl and other illicit opioids.
when used in humans. When injected it can cause large open sores and infections, sometimes leading to amputation.
The bulk of the White House’s plan focuses on improving how use of the drug is tracked and treated by health professionals.Current testing for xylazine is a patchwork of different approaches, with some medical examiners and health departments regularly detecting the drug in deceased overdose victims and collected drug paraphernalia. Recentsuggest use has mushroomed in recent years. But a standardized testing approach is needed to understand the trajectory and scope of the drug’s spread.
— Identifying and disrupting illegal imports of xylazine from overseas, including from China and Mexico. If successful, federal officials hope the strategy will reduce xylazine-related overdose deaths by 15% by 2025.
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