A new dangerous drug called xylazine or “tranq” and “tranq dope” is being increasingly cut into common rave drugs, but there is finally a test kit available to identify the presence of the substance.
Xylazine is a sedative, anesthetic, tranquilizer, muscle relaxant, and, much like the common rave drug ketamine, is used by veterinarians to sedate horses and cattle. But unlike Ketamine, overdose can—and often does—result in death.
Not only can it slow a person’s breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure to dangerously low levels, it can also cause skin lesions, skin ulcers,…