Deadly Street Drug ‘Tranq’ Found in San Francisco Overdose Deaths

Deadly Street Drug ‘Tranq’ Found in San Francisco Overdose Deaths
Paramedics respond with a stretcher at the Tenderloin homeless center in San Francisco on Feb. 5, 2022. Cynthia Cai/The Epoch Times
Brad Jones
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Traces of a deadly drug called “tranq” has been found in the bodies of people who died of an overdose in San Francisco, authorities say.
Tranq, or xylazine, is an animal tranquilizer that authorities believe is added to illicit street opioids to heighten and prolong effects, particularly for fentanyl, which is known for short, but intense, highs.
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