Attorney General Ashley Moody warns Floridians of "zombie drug"
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Sarasota law enforcement and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on Wednesday issued a public safety alert about the dangers of xylazine, which is a deadly drug that is more commonly known as "tranq" or "zombie drug.”
Xylazine got its name after the rotting wounds the drug has been known to cause on users.
Officials say xylazine is a tranquilizer approved for veterinary use.
Moody, who was joined Wednesday by Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman and FDLE Special Agent in Charge Eli Lawson, says the drug is often mixed with fentanyl, and that it doesn't respond to overdose-reversing treatment such as naloxone.
FDLE says xylazine is now the 6...
