Biden administration officials hope to reduce 'tranq dose' deaths from fentanyl laced with the animal tranquilizer called xylazine, including more testing.
The Biden administration Tuesday said it plans to cut the number of overdoses related to the deadly "zombie drug'' tranq by 15% within the next two years.
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The animal tranquilizer called xylazine or tranq is increasingly found mixed with fentanyl and linked to opioid overdose deaths, the CDC reported Thursday.