In March 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved naloxone as a nonprescription nasal spray to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ...

HARRISBURG, Pa.HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will sign legislation to criminalize the misuse of a powerful animal tranquilizer called xylazine that is showing up in supplies of ...

Another powerful animal tranquilizer has made its way into street drugs, added to illicit fentanyl and other opioids to prolong a user’s high. The drug, called medetomidine, is linked to a recent ...

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One county in Ohio has seen an increase in a drug that is intended for animal use. It’s called xylazine, and veterinarians ...

A new and deadly drug has hit the streets in Michigan and it has already been involved in at least three overdose deaths across the state since March, according to the Michigan Department of Health ...

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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) I conducted this new systematic review to collate information on the prevalence of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) C. Michael White, University of Connecticut (THE CONVERSATION) The animal ...