SAMHSA Introduction to Xylazine Video

The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Homeless & Housing Resource Center has produced a short video that provides an introduction to xylazine. Topics covered include:

• What is Xylazine?
• How does Xylazine impact the body?
• What drugs contain Xylazine?
• How to respond to an overdose
• Tips for caring for Xylazine wounds.

SAMHSA notes that the information presented in this video is not intended to provide or replace professional medical advice, medical care, or overdose response training.

View the video here.