Watch this disturbing, well-researched video by Vice News, featuring Sarah Laurel of Savage Sisters, emphasizing deadly changes in the street drug supply.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82QhIOgJy1c

Thank you Sarah Laurel, Founder, Savage Sisters, a non-profit in Philadelphia helping those in recovery, for distributing this disturbing, well-researched video by Vice News, that everyone who cares about the overdose crisis should watch. The street drug supply has changed to fentanyl cut with synthetic benzo-based chemicals, common in British Columbia, and that of xylazine-based animal tranquilizers (tranq) in Philadelphia. Philly users are now suffering from open wounds, infections, losing fingers, toes and feet and overdosing more than ever. Narcan is ineffective in reviving those overdosing on tranq. Therefore, the ingredients of our street supply needs to be assessed on an ongoing basis and our first responders and volunteers need to retrained appropriately. Savage Sisters is working with the Philadelphia Health Department to implement such a program. OCAN is eager to help in Delco.