NJ AR82

Urges the New Jersey Department of Health to take steps to inform the public about the dangers of xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer known as "Tranq" or "Zombie Drug" that is increasingly appearing in the illicit drug supply

Xylazine is a non-opioid central nervous system depressant that causes drowsiness, amnesia, dangerously low breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure, and is linked to rising overdose deaths in New Jersey and surrounding states

The drug is often mixed with fentanyl and other substances including cocaine, heroin, and benzodiazepines, with repeated use causing severe skin ulcers and abscesses

Naloxone (Narcan) is ineffective against xylazine overdoses because the drug is not an opioid, making these overdoses particularly dangerous

Directs the Clerk of the General Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health