50 Years Ago ■In a friendly rivalry, three political leaders in the area have made public appeals for people to join one of them in sponsoring three student leaders of the Sunday walk for medical assistance to innocent war victims in Southeast Asia..
50 Years Ago ■ The Northampton Lodge of Elks will probably proceed with its purchase of the Williamsburg Golf Club despite the Supreme Court’s decision affirming the right of states to withhold liquor licenses from groups with segregation policies..
Xylazine, also known as "tranq" or "tranq dope," is an animal tranquilizer that has been increasingly found in illegal street drugs, including the fentanyl and cocaine. In Philadelphia, it was found in 91% of opioid samples. Public officials are worried that it could be contributing to a rise in overdose deaths in the United States.
Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has made it into the illegal drug supply of opioids and cocaine. It is changing the way outreach workers treat overdoses.