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Hoyarugby OP t1_j3dgsvw wrote

Reply to comment by PhillyPanda in [New York Times] Tranq Dope: Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror to U.S. Drug Zones by Hoyarugby

As far as I understand people aren't ODing on the tranq. The problem with tranq is

  1. The injection sites create abscesses which get infected
  2. Tranq's effects look like opioid overdoses, leading to accidental over administration of narcan
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nickdamnit t1_j3dxxwo wrote

So I was a dope fiend in Kensington for a while. This shits been going around for years now. While there is 100% an increased risk for abscesses due to the tranq in the dope these days, a huge portion of that rise is due to the fentanyl itself. Shit kills your veins and addicts are prone to keep trying. With that being said, the biggest cause for abscesses is the complete lack of sanitation and clean supplies for the average street dweller out there. I shot up for years and never once got an abscess cuz I was always on top of myself in most regards. I was one of the lucky ones that was able to maintain some semblance of a normal life while being in the mix down there on a daily basis. Furthermore, while I’m sure it’s certainly possible to OD on the tranq itself, I’ve never actually witnessed somebody that OD’d on tranq as opposed to the fentanyl in everything. It’s just far too potent of an opiate in order for the tranq to strike first. Idk what SIS is but this is an article highlighting a problem that isn’t new and is, quite frankly, small potatoes compared to the effect fentanyl has had down in Kensington. Fentanyl’s arrival completely changed the game down there and while tranq will absolutely nod you the fuck out harder and longer on the sidewalk or while you’re panhandling, the fent is responsible for the deaths

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Hoyarugby OP t1_j3egj2t wrote

> SIS

Safe Injection Site

Thanks for the perspective, glad you got out safe. Def remember reading stories in local media about tranq at least 3-4 years ago

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nickdamnit t1_j3enu82 wrote

Appreciate it. Yeah, it’s a fuckin mess down there with like little sign of getting better. I have no fuckin idea what to do about it in the short term. Long term I would say invest in properly educating the next generation so they have any ambition at all besides selling dope. It’s a multifaceted dilemma that both sides - addict and dope boy - are all too happy to take advantage of

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Lunamothknits t1_j3dks8v wrote

You can OD on tranq, though. Especially with these street drugs having more of that then the opiate in them. It just sucks because the ODs look the same.

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