The Growing Threat of Xylazine and Its Mixture with Illicit Street Drugs — Webinar Wednesday, November 22, 2023 2:30 p.m. ET

https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/south-southwest-pttc/event/growing-threat-xylazine-and-its-mixture-illicit-street-drugs?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=c36f8a74c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_11_15_05_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c36f8a74c7-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D This presentation will review the history of U.S. street drug markets since the early 1990s to explain the emergence of xylazine, fentanyl, and crystal methamphetamine in regional markets formerly dominated by heroin and cocaine. It will assess how the public health impact of recent transformations to the U.S. narcotics supply relates to the experience of drug consumption and the actual way that people use drugs in their everyday lives. It will conclude with lessons learned to help determine what prevention strategies could be used to counteract the impact on communities.