HOUSTON – A local rehab facility said it received its first case of a deadly drug that is making its way across the country.
It’s called xylazine, also known as the “Zombie Drug” or “Tranq.”
KPRC2′s Corley Peel spoke with Christina DesOrmeaux who saved a woman’s life. She said the woman in her 60′s was the first patient to test positive for Xylazine right before Christmas.
DesOrmeaux said xylazine is often laced with fentanyl but in this case, it was laced in heroin and fentanyl. She said the woman did not realize she took xylazine.