A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Law enforcement and public health officials are finding increasing amounts of the animal tranquilizer xylazine in both heroin and fentanyl, which makes it harder to treat overdoses with Narcan. In addition to this liquid form, fentanyl is manufactured into both pill…
May 30, 2023
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Dangerous animal tranquilizer found in illegal fentanyl supplies
MOSES LAKE — An animal tranquilizer is increasingly being found in illegal opioids like fentanyl and heroin making it more difficult to treat people overdosing on opioids with Narcan, according to the Grant County Health District. “We haven’t seen anything in Grant County yet, and fortunately Washington state hasn’t had any deaths associated with it yet, but it is difficult because it doesn’t show up on a tox screen,” said Laina Mitchell, GCHD investigations and response manager...