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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Xylazine_01.jpg30002001Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has made it into the illegal drug supply of opioids and cocaine. It is changing the way outreach workers treat overdoses and may be responsible for grisly injuries and infections among people who unknowingly inject it.