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Unique-Public-8594 t1_iso3144 wrote

TLDR:

in Bennington and Rutland,

fetanyl, heroin, and opiods are being laced with xylazine

(an animal tranquilizer

that narcan is ineffective for)

making drug use more deadly.

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jivatman OP t1_iso3faa wrote

It's actually not an opioid, but an animal tranquilizer.

This means Narcan/Naloxone is ineffective on it.

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zonitronic t1_isoxopz wrote

Fucking hell! Rutland and Bennington were/are just barely coming up for air from the last opioid crisis...

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Nickmorgan19457 t1_iso86i6 wrote

WTF is the point of lacing drugs with something that'll kill the user? Is it some dickhead third-party or are the dealers actually that stupid?

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zepfan t1_iso91sd wrote

Short term monetary gain over everything else. Assuming that it’s actually happening, and not just the usual scare tactic of a story the news loves to run.

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beanbagsituations t1_isofs6i wrote

Not sure about vt but has been happening in Kensington Philly for a while and I’m sure elsewhere. Quick YouTube search of Kensington will show you the zombie effect.

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tripsnoir t1_isopvls wrote

Ah yes YouTube — the unbiased and truthful source we all need. At least it supports your anecdote, which is also so helpful in this case.

Edit to add: Here is a proper source, for the area and time period you're talking about, that is not "YouTube": https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/27/4/395

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beanbagsituations t1_isp488t wrote

Just pointing out there are videos that show what the substance does to users. Thanks for the source and the helpful sarcasm.

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tripsnoir t1_ispnnol wrote

I'm pointing out that, without a reference to a particular channel/video, referring people to YouTube for information is harmfully spreading misinformation. When I search "kensington philadelphia xylazine" I find some helpful, first-hand videos, but I also find a lot of garbage from local news (or worse) that is just fear-mongering and misinformation.

I can search "fentanyl" on YouTube and I can find many, many videos telling me that it's possible to die from a fentanyl overdose just from having a tiny bit touch your skin, which is not only false, but can lead to real harm by causing people to avoid users who are od'ing because they fear having fentanyl touch them accidentally.

Knowing what substances do to users, and how we can reduce harm to these users, is important. Recommendations to YouTube, without any qualifiers of recommending quality videos/channels, are lazy at best and actively harmful at worst.

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Ok_Birthday749 t1_isoxkg2 wrote

No this is actually happening. The department of health has been tracking this for a while now.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_isot1ft wrote

One drug is cheaper and more readily available than the other with a desirable effect so you cut them together and get more product to sell for less investment. This is drug dealing 101.

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Trajikbpm t1_isoifgn wrote

I don't think people are ready for that answer

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whaletacochamp t1_isoihw4 wrote

Back in my day there were only three drugs and none of them would kill you!

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timberwolf0122 t1_ispai9v wrote

You would literally have to predate the Egyptian civilization to achieve this

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whaletacochamp t1_ispf7xq wrote

This is what they called a joke back in my day. Apparently you have to go back to Egyptian civilization times to understand.

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