Shocking new footage shows zombified tranq addicts swaying on the sidewalk in Philadelphia — following presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s visit to the “war zone” Democratic city.
Several spaced individuals were seen bent over, with no control of their limbs, on the trash-filled corner of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues.
The Kensington neighborhood, ground zero for the city’s drug epidemic, is often littered with trash and addicts injecting drugs in the middle of the day.
The drug rampage has been fueled by the rise of xylazine, known as ‘tranq’ – a deadly tranquilizer used to enhance the effects of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. The ‘zombie drug’ leaves users with rotting flesh – sometimes amputation.
GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has visited the area as part of his campaign, said the streets of Philadelphia had turned into an “open-air drug market.”
Several individuals were seen bent over, without control of their limbs, on the trash-filled corner of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues
The new clip showed the extent of the drug and homeless problem in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has become overwhelmed with drug crime under Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner, a self-described “progressive prosecutor.”
His failure to act harshly led to his impeachment in 2022 for “dereliction of duty,” but he remains in office after his trial was postponed indefinitely.
Ohio-born Republican Ramaswamy posted his own footage of his visit in response to the clip, with the caption, “The people I met in Kensington, PA, didn’t care if you had an R or a D next to you. name.
“Fentanyl, violence and homelessness are the problem. That’s what we show up to solve. America first.’
In a video of him walking through the city, he said, “Look, there are needles to the left and right, I just saw two rats running past. It’s not just driven by poverty.
“Here it is actually caused by drug users literally crossing our southern border.
“It’s like an open-air drug market.”
Ramaswamy added, “It is a shame that those obsessed with climate change and poverty in the developing world have stopped caring about the misery on the streets here at home.
“I didn’t visit Kensington because it’s a popular place for presidential candidates, but because it isn’t.”
Vivek Ramaswamy posted his own footage of his visit to Philadelphia’s drug-driven streets in response to the clip
Images show the rows of homeless camps on the streets of Philadelphia
One person who saw the video on social media wrote, “Yes, this is real. It’s Kensington & Allegheny. This is just the tip of the iceberg. They use heroin, fentanyl and tranq.
“The anesthesia causes such severe flesh wounds that you can see exposed bone in many. Rehab doesn’t take people with open wounds, so they keep using and wounds get worse.
“The city and our Soros-backed district attorney are doing nothing. Instead, they fund needle exchange and free needle programs where users take handfuls of clean needles and sell them for more medicine.
“No, the insane drug use in the open isn’t everywhere, but it’s expanding. Junkies are everywhere on Market and Chestnut Street in Center City.
“Don’t think it’s getting any better. This has been the norm in Democrat-run cities for generations. Even the GOP here is corrupt.
“If this is what the people want, is it still worth saving?”
Another former Philly resident said, “Philly was practically unlivable by the time I moved in last year. I knew several people who got robbed at gunpoint, had my car window smashed (which only allowed them to steal 12 quarters), and much more.
“Really sad to see all this happen.”
The new images show how addicts shoot on the sidewalk or pass out
It’s a situation fueled by the rise of the drug Xylazine, also known as “tranq” – a deadly tranquilizer often used to enhance the effects of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.
Disturbing footage depicts a depressing scene in Philadelphia as drug users and the homeless litter the streets of the City of Brotherly Love over July 4 weekend
The magnitude of the homeless crisis in Philadelphia can be seen here. People have spit out their belongings in the street
Crime is up a fifth in Philadelphia compared to last year, with theft among lawbreakers making the problem persist
A drug user prepares to shoot on the side of the street in Philadelphia
Last week, the White House unveiled a plan to address the growing presence of the powerful animal tranquilizer xylazine in a six-point agenda.
The administration stopped recommending restrictions on the medication, with the reluctance of farmers, veterinarians and others who regularly use the drug in their fields.
Federal officials hope the new strategy will reduce xylazine-related overdose deaths by 15 percent by 2025.
Meanwhile, crime in Philadelphia is up a fifth from last year, with theft among lawbreakers making the problem persist.
The homeless and drug addicts are often driven to petty theft as a way to make a living or scrape together enough money to support their addictions.
Images from Dailymail.com in May revealed the extent of Philadelphia’s untamed “tranq” epidemic, which has turned the city’s streets into a drug-infested hell.
Just two months later, images show the situation is the same.
Gruesome scenes in the “City of Brotherly Love” show throngs of homeless addicts stumbling aimlessly through the streets, surrounded by tents and scattered trash.
One person gave DailyMail.com a look at the dire situation, explaining “people are starving, people are overdosing.”
“I had to resuscitate five people here. We found three dead bodies, people just stepping over bodies lying there. I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve had to do Narcan, uh, in front of people,’ the person said.
The person added that the addicts are flocking from California and New York and other parts of the United States.
“You know, when we come from Virginia, when people say, why are you going to Philly? It’s a Philadelphia problem.
“Like, this is an American problem and it’s coming to a city near you if we don’t do something about it because, uh, people literally come from all over the East Coast because they know they can come here and use it and they don’t , they won’t get in trouble for it.’