FLORENCE, Ky. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has reported a widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine—an animal tranquilizer, known as “tranq,”
In northern Kentucky, harm reduction educator Seth Steele is working overtime, educating the community on how to use xylazine testing strips.
Steel said using the strips is easy. ”Typically, you can fill just kind of a bottle cap with water, and in theory, that would have the substance that somebody purchased in it. They could leave this in there for about 15 seconds and it will test whether it’s positive.”…