But in today’s “era of synthetics,” that number has swelled to more than 200, with more hitting the streets every day, including sedatives, animal tranquilizers and an industrial chemical used by ...

More:$2 million goes to anti-drug addiction action Ten of the 37 confirmed overdose deaths included evidence of xylazine, a drug given to animals to sedate them before surgery or pain, Ball said.

On a recent day, a customer heated up a dose of white fentanyl powder, sucked in the smoke through a short straw ... These include the best-known tranq, xylazine, and, more recently, a longer-lasting ...

The death toll from fentanyl is falling as communities flood the streets with naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug. But deadly ...

AUSTIN (TEXAS) – In March 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, or DEA, issued an alert about the widespread threat of fentanyl with xylazine, or tranq – a non-opiate sedative authorized in ...

BLACKFORD COUNTY, Ind. — According to the CDC, a dangerous, non-opioid sedative called “Xylazine” has infiltrated illegal drug supplies across the country in recent years. Now, the drug is ...

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They fell from 1,207 to 1,122. The intense tranquilizing effects of xylazine and medetomidine have caused more sedation, but not as many overdose deaths compared to when fentanyl – an opioid ...

As the UK leads the charge on banning xylazine, Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA, and Kelley Detweiler talk about what's next for the US Kelley Detweiler and Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA, discuss the latest ...

Recently, Xylazine also known as tranq is a rapidly growing issue in the opioid crisis. The substance is a veterinary sedative found in some illicit drugs and has no FDA-approved use in humans.