Flesh-rotting ‘zombie drug’ tranq takes over: Addicts reeling as most street narcotics now feature sedative that sparks psychosis
Brennan wants state and federal lawmakers to get a handle on tranq – which isn’t considered a controlled dangerous substance – through usage and distribution restrictions
Melanie Cox’s mammoth sore had gotten worse – much worse.
It started as a hot, puffy spot between her thumb and index finger, where she’d been injecting heroin for nearly two decades.
But soon, the lesion bloated into a grotesque, brownish-green slug. ---More...
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