Law enforcement agencies in Middlesex County are warning residents — especially in the Greater Lowell area — about the dangers of an animal tranquilizer called Xylazine in the wake of a recent slate of fatal overdoses linked to the drug.
In recent years, drug dealers have begun cutting Xylazine — which is often used by veterinarians — with more profitable drugs, most commonly fentanyl, according to a press release from the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office. The combination drug, known as “tranq-dope,” can be “extremely dangerous” — especially if used with opioids.
