PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGERS SENDING XYLAZINE CARE KITS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS PA

Public health managers in Harrisburg are sending thousands of Xylazine care kits to communities across the state, but there aren’t enough to keep up with the demand. The state’s Department of Health last week said it is sending 50-thousand wound care kits to local health agencies. Xylazine, also known as tranq, has exploded in Pennsylvania, and the number of deaths tied to it has also jumped. The Department of Health says 51 people OD’d on tranq back in 2018, that number jumped to over 1100 by 2021. The Department of Health says it will try and make more wound care kits available, but didn’t have a timeline as to when that might be.