WFMZ’s Jaccii Farris takes a hard and compassionate look at the growing xylazine crisis in a special report recently aired on 69 News. Known on the street as “tranq,” xylazine is a veterinary sedative now being mixed with opioids like fentanyl, creating a deadly combination that’s sweeping through communities, including the Lehigh Valley. The report features an emotional and honest conversation with Keith Smith, Director of the Change on Hamilton Recovery Center, and Darryl, a man currently battling addiction. Together, they offer a deeply human perspective on what the opioid epidemic looks like from the inside, and what recovery can ...