# @newsnationnow on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Kn78Av7OH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10896503-newsnationnow-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-12-22T18:50:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** News Nation (@newsnationnow) — https://gondola.cc/newsnationnow

## Caption

For years, #WestVirginia has led the nation in drug #overdose deaths per capita — an epidemic recently fueled by #fentanyl and its analogs — but a powerful sedative known as “tranq” is bringing new challenges.

The so-called “zombie drug” xylazine is on the rise in major urban areas like New York City and Philadelphia. But it is West Virginia where the worst opioid crisis resides.

#Tranq, which is often mixed with fentanyl, showed up in about 5% of syringes when researchers at West Virginia University (WVU) started tracking the data just over a year ago. By August, the drug was detected in nearly 20% of samples tested, according to WVU’s data.

Read more at the link in our bio.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| News Nation | @newsnationnow | https://gondola.cc/newsnationnow | Television News Network |
| Pat Hunt | @PatHuntJr | https://gondola.cc/PatHuntJr | Social Media Manager |

## Tags

westvirginia, overdose, tranq, fentanyl

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