Tranquilizers used by veterinarians are infiltrating street drugs and fueling addiction in cities across America.
A drug called xylazine caused a wound so severe it could lead to amputation if left untreated. The problem is especially acute in Philadelphia — which has long been ground zero for its opioid crisis.
In this edition of Sky News Daily, Neil Patterson speaks with US journalist Mark Stone, who has been to the city, and Johns Hopkins University’s Professor Paul Crystal about the country’s ongoing opioid crisis The drug crisis was talked about.
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