Xylazine - also known by its brand name Rompun® - is a drug used as a sedative, analgesic, and muscle relaxant in dogs. Initially developed for use in large animals like horses and cattle, it has also ...

Xylazine or "tranq" wounds—characterized by deep pockets of dead tissue—have become increasingly visible in Philadelphia among people who use drugs. That's because xylazine, an animal ...

The sedative, designed to put big animals such as cows and horses to sleep ... The illegal global xylazine market has so far mostly seen it mixed with strong opioid drugs, such as heroin or ...