xylazine officially spotted in France

2023-06-23 07:00:00

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This sedative, mixed with opioids, is causing havoc in the United States. Europe seems spared, even if this drug has been identified in France.

By Caroline Peat

Published on 06/23/2023 at 09:00

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The rumor has been gaining momentum in recent days. Several messages circulating on social networks claim that xylazine has appeared in France. “The ‘zombie drug’ continues to invade France”, can we even read on some tweets, taking up the nickname given to this substance because of the jerky approach adopted by its users. Never used alone, xylazine is often mixed with fentanyl, a painkiller from the opioid family. The “zombie drug” then forms a cocktail called “tranq”.

In reality, France is not submerged. Very far from it! You even have to look hard to come across a report from October 2022 from the French Office for Drugs and Addictive Tendencies (OFDT), which addresses the subject in one sentence: “Notable element of…

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