Xylazine induces excruciating necrotic sores, often leading to amputations, and its usage carries a high risk of fatal overdose.
USA’s zombie drug epidemic has claimed nine lives and led to 150 cases of overdose in a Florida county in the last 18 months alone, officials say.
The zombie drug can cause raw wounds on the user’s skin. It starts with ulcers, hardens to dead skin called eschar, and if left untreated can result in amputation.