2024-09-05 15:21:07
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 has been laid before Parliament to control xylazine, a high-strength veterinary sedative, as a class C drug. The drug – described as a “zombie drug”, is one of 22 harmful substances that the Government says will be banned under the legislation because it has increasingly been used in combination with opioids such as heroin, as a cheap means of stretching out each dose.
The Government says this legislative change is “part of the government’s action to prevent drug deaths and crack down on drug dealing gangs. Xylazine, often known as ‘tranq’, is a high-strength veterinary sedative,.. It has also been found in cannabis vapes.”