ArticleJournal of addiction medicine
Xylazine-associated Wounds: Clinical Experience From a Low-barrier Wound Care Clinic in Philadelphia.
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- Perioperative Pain in the Era of Emerging and Unregulated Substances: Recognition, Risk Assessment, and Management.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Xylazine, veterinary anesthetic and recreational drug adulterant, reduces cephalic regeneration and alters defensive responding in planarians.Neurotoxicology · 2026Article
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- Theorizing causality: A qualitative study of xylazine-related wound diversity and perceived etiology among people who inject drugs.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Trends in fentanyl-containing drug samples seized by law enforcement agencies across Canada.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Surgical Challenges and Harm-reduction Strategies in Xylazine-associated Wounds: A Systematic Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Clinical factors linked to xylazine exposure in emergency department patients with illicit opioid overdose.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Observational
- Zeroing in on xylazine - a mixed methods study to explore correlates of reported xylazine use and educational gaps among people who use drugs.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Impact of lab-based drug checking services on syringe service program engagement in Maryland, USA.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Evidence that xylazine disrupts skin homeostasis by acting on epithelial cells through the kappa opioid receptor.Disease models & mechanisms · 2026Article
- Assessing the real-world performance of xylazine test strips for community-based drug checking in Los Angeles.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Xylazine Awareness and Suspected Presence in the Illicit Drug Supply Among People Who Used Stimulants in an Overdose Hotspot, 2023.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- The Donovan Memorial Lecture: 'Fentanyl-Plus': A New Era of Fentanyl Polydrug Combinations in the North American Overdose Crisis.Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology · 2026Article
- Recent advances in the identification and quantification of xylazine and medetomidine in biological specimens.Bioanalysis · 2025Review
- Characterization of Reddit Posts About Xylazine-Associated Wounds: Qualitative Study.JMIR dermatology · 2025Article
- HEAL-X: A Novel Classification System for Xylazine Associated Wounds.International wound journal · 2025Article
- Destructive Xylazine Wounds: A New Entity Faced by Thoracic Surgeons.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2025Article
- Tranq burn: Exploring the etiology of xylazine-related soft tissue injuries.The International journal on drug policy · 2025Article
- Clinical Microbiology in Xylazine-Associated Wound Infections.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- "Anything can happen": experiences of people using opioids in a xylazine market.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
abstractThe veterinary sedative xylazine is spreading in unregulated opioid supplies across North America. Among people who use drugs with repeated exposure to xylazine, a distinct wound type has emerged. Here, we describe these wounds and share our experience treating them in a nurse-led, low-barrier wound care clinic in Philadelphia, PA. We propose a reimagining of wound treatment across settings to better serve people who use drugs, and we advocate for stronger protections against the harms of an increasingly adulterated drug supply. Our perspective from the epicenter of the xylazine crisis can inform the response of communities across the country who are starting to face harms associated with xylazine.
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