A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. It's called xylazine. It's not intended for human use and can cause severe skin wounds in people who inject it.
Xylazine, a powerful animal sedative often called "tranq," is frequently added to fentanyl. Some users say the combination gives a longer-lasting high, while also causing severe skin wounds.
WASHINGTON (AP) A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating add.
WASHINGTON (AP) A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding method
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