Anjali Taneja

A nonprofit in Albuquerque has seen a sudden increase in the animal tranquilizer Xylazine being used as an adulterant in street drugs. It carries several negative side effects, including possible rotting flesh, and uncontrollable sleeping from which the victim cannot be woken.

After 27 years in the state House, New Mexico Rep. Gail Chasey (D-Albuquerque) is retiring, and four Democratic candidates are vying for her Nob Hill-area District 18 seat in the primary election. With the four progressives sharing similar political ideals, their varied backgrounds have emerged as a focal point of the campaign.