In 2023, xylazine or “tranq” as it’s known on the streets, was present in the area in about 25% of the known products that ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Xylazine is a powerful drug used to sedate animals for surgery or relieve pain, but according to the CDC, it is now being used as a recreational drug. John Moses with the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County public health officials are warning that a dangerous sedative is being detected in illegal opioids with alarming frequency. Xylazine, a powerful pain relief treatment ...

An animal tranquilizer is the new drug on the street in Pittsburgh. Medetomidine is not approved for human use, but doctors say people are using it. "We know it's probably in about half to ...

A powerful veterinary tranquilizer showing up in the street drug supply is putting new pressure on hospitals and treatment centers in Western Pennsylvania, according to local doctors and providers.

FILE - A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table. Officials at UMass Memorial Health discovered the presence of the animal tranquilizer ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - The Horry County Coroner’s Office says it’s monitoring a recent rise in overdose deaths involving a veterinary tranquilizer. Officials released a public service ...

People taking illicit opioids on the streets are increasingly showing up in hospital emergency rooms in Pennsylvania, sickened by a powerful dog and cat sedative. Medetomidine is more potent than ...

Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for ...