Description
This factsheet provides science-based information about xylazine (also called “tranq” or “tranq dope”), a veterinary tranquilizer that has been found in the illicit drug supply, often mixed in with heroin or fentanyl, to act as a filler or cause a stronger effect. The factsheet provides information on what xylazine is, xylazine overdose, wounds often seen in people who have used xylazine, and what withdrawal from xylazine looks like.
