the opioid epidemic in America

When it comes to the opioid epidemic in America, this city is ground zero. According to medical toxicologists at Temple Health, xylazine, a veterinary sedative, can be found in 90% of the city’s dope supply.

A resident told CBS News: “The streets are lined with garbage. You can smell infection. There are hundreds of homeless individuals without access to public restrooms, or showers, or housing, And it’s sad.”