Santa Clara County confirms 1st tranq death

(KRON) — Santa Clara County officials reported the first confirmed case of a Xylazine-or “tranq”-overdose in the county. County officials said a 36-year-old man was found unresponsive in San Jose and died in late February. Testing for the victim came back positive for drugs including fentanyl and tranq, officials said. “This tragic event is an important alert to the community that xylazine is now present in drugs in Santa Clara County,” said Dr. Michelle Jorden, Santa Clara County medical examiner-coroner. Tranq is a veterinary tranquilizer that is often added to fentanyl or heroin to extend the drugs’ effects. It has…