A batch of illicit drugs that was mixed with fentanyl, a powerful sedative and other substances may have been the cause of a mass overdose in Baltimore, federal scientists told our partners at the ...
Southern Nevada health officials have detected medetomidine — a veterinary sedative also known as “rhino tranq” — in the ...
The Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream (MADDS) issued a warning on Wednesday about a dangerous drug with a heightened risk of overdosing detected in the local supply. Medetomidine, a powerful ...
Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The era of “tranq” may be ending. But tranq, as the powerful veterinary tranquilizer xylazine is known in the illicit drug supply, is being ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Another powerful animal tranquilizer has made its way into street drugs, added to illicit fentanyl and other opioids to prolong a ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new and potent sedative has been found mixed in with the illicit drug supply in Philadelphia. Community outreach workers say it's already gaining a new name. "They're calling ...
PHILADELPHIA – The animal tranquilizer xylazine’s spread into Philadelphia’s illicit opioid supply has introduced new hazards to an already-dangerous drug crisis, sending people in addiction into ...
Medetomidine, a sedative for animals, is turning up in illegal drugs The drug may make opioid overdoses harder to reverse It caused large overdose clusters in Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ...
The Southern Nevada Health District has detected the powerful animal sedative, medetomidine, in the local illicit drug supply ...
The Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream has issued an alert about a worsening public health threat: medetomidine, a sedative that’s considered to be stronger and longer-lasting than xylazine.
More teens and young adults appear to be developing addiction or dependence on drugs that help them sleep, calm down, and manage anxiety. “Teens and young adults come in with stories that are eerily ...