#96: Who put Xylazine (Tranq) in my Drugs & Why is that a Problem?

Marshall McLuhan famously said "The medium is the message." That's where we begin this week. You have probably seen the headlines in recent weeks, "Philadelphia drug supply polluted with Veterinary Tranquilizer." As our self-created "opioid epidemic" continues, we can expect similar drugs to pop up, boogie men for the government and the press to blame for a problem which is designed into the system. Xylazine is a sedative drug which is an analogue (synthesized version) of Clonidine. It can...