Re:What is xylazine, the dangerous new drug fuelling Canada’...
by tyingq on Monday April 10, 2023 @06:21AM
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>I'm inclined to take these gory images with a grain of salt
The mechanism in play for Xlyazine is that it's a relatively powerful vasoconstrictor. So the repeated use leads to decreased perfusion/flow/oxygen in the injection site. Which means wounds in the area don't heal.
So, yes, there's neglect involved, but the cycle is mentioned in the article. They get one abscess, have heard of this side effect, and become scared to inject anywhere other than the wound site for fear of a second abscess. Then that area gets infected, tissue necrosis, etc, and they finally start ruining another area.
The mechanism in play for Xlyazine is that it's a relatively powerful vasoconstrictor. So the repeated use leads to decreased perfusion/flow/oxygen in the injection site. Which means wounds in the area don't heal.
So, yes, there's neglect involved, but the cycle is mentioned in the article. They get one abscess, have heard of this side effect, and become scared to inject anywhere other than the wound site for fear of a second abscess. Then that area gets infected, tissue necrosis, etc, and they finally start ruining another area.