Federal authorities are warning that Xylazine, a tranquilizer used on large animals, is being laced into fentanyl - the blue pills in the photo above - and other illicit drugs. Fentanyl can be deadly, but even more so with the tranquilizer laced into it because the Xylazine prevents Naloxone/Narcan, an overdose treatment, from working.
April 30, 2024
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April 30, 2024 3:37 p.m.
DEA warns of increasing xylazine in illicit fentanyl
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has issued another warning about the growing prevalence of a veterinary sedative in illicit fentanyl supply.