Aug 19, 2023 · Now, the neighborhood is ground zero for the latest craze, xylazine, an addictive veterinary tranquilizer that literally eats away users' flesh. The drug — known as the zombie drug or …

Tranq, zombie drug, tranq dope, sleep cut, and Philly dope are some of the slang names for a large-animal tranquilizing drug called xylazine that’s burst onto the scene of illegal street drugs.

May 27, 2023 · Shocking footage has revealed the scale of Philadelphia's untamed 'tranq' epidemic, which has transformed the city's streets into a drug-infested hellhole.

Sep 4, 2025 · Philadelphia’s Kensington, dubbed “Zombieland,” faces a devastating fentanyl crisis with billion-dollar drug trade and fragile recovery efforts.

Distressing new video shows addicts stumbling in a trance-like state along sidewalks strewn with burning trash heaps at the epicenter of Philadelphia’s “tranq” drug epidemic.

Jul 19, 2023 · It has been nicknamed the 'zombie drug' because of the effects it can produce, but it also has grim symptoms such as causing the flesh to rot and disfiguring wounds.

Jul 18, 2023 · A disturbing new video shows the “zombie drug” epidemic hitting Philadelphia hard, with users swaying lifelessly on the streets in a notorious open-air drug market.

Aug 4, 2023 · The terrifying symptoms visible in Jeffrey’s videos are a result of the so-called “zombie drug”, xylazine, also known as “tranq”. Initially developed as a tranquilliser for animals, people...

Sep 13, 2023 · Piles of garbage — some engulfed in flames — are seen littering the streets of Kensington, where men and women living with crippling drug addiction fight to survive.

Oct 3, 2023 · These videos seem to seek out the most extreme moments of human suffering and zoom in on them for viewers’ benefit—the thinnest bodies with the most visible wounds, people in the …