Evidence of fentanyl cut with tranquilizer xylazine found near U.S.-Mexico border
The presence of xylazine, a horse tranquilizer that is increasingly found mixed with fentanyl in supplies of illegal drugs, ...
Toxic Animal Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Quietly Spreading Through Border Drug Supplies
A dangerous veterinary sedative called xylazine has been found in the drug supply at the U.S.-Mexico border, raising alarms ...
Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users
Medetomidine is used in veterinary medicine, often during surgery. It's becoming common in the city's drug supplies, and it ...
'Zombie drug' smuggled across southern border a growing threat to Americans, doctor warns
Xylazine, which is added to fentanyl and makes the synthetic opioid even deadlier, is being manufactured abroad and smuggled ...
Xylazine aka ‘tranq’ laced in illegal drugs leading to overdoses
There are growing concerns about an animal tranquilizer being added to illegal drugs and it’s now being found in our area.
Woman charged in fentanyl overdose death of 10-year-old boy in San Bernardino County
An arrest warrant was issued for the woman after coroner's investigators concluded the boy died from an overdose of fentanyl ...
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‘Our little angel.’ Fifth-grader dies of powerful narcotics combo, and SoCal woman is charged
They attempted lifesaving efforts, but Nathaniel was later pronounced dead. In February, the San Bernardino County coroner ...
UCSD study warns animal tranquilizer drug ‘tranq' is rising threat to SoCal
An animal tranquilizer prevalent in the eastern U.S. for years has been found in high quantities among drug users in Tijuana, ...
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Franklin coroner: Canton woman who went missing died from accidental drug overdose
The Franklin County coroner has ruled that a Canton woman who went missing in December died from a drug overdose. Her family ...
The Globe and Mail12d
When ‘tranq’ takes its toll
The latest national figures show overdose deaths across Canada are declining, but one phenomenon threatens progress in the fight against the toxic drug crisis: the rapid rise of xylazine.
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Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl, creating new hurdles for health care providers
In fact, medetomidine is quickly becoming more common in Philadelphia's street opioid supply than even xylazine, a non-FDA-approved sedative linked to skin ulceration, chronic wounds and amputation.