Pet Health News Animal Tranquilizer Mixed With Illicit Drugs Has Santa Cruz County Health Officials Concerned

The potent animal sedative that’s replacing tranq in street drugs — and making fentanyl even more deadly

It’s similar to xylazine, or tranq — a veterinary painkiller and muscle relaxant commonly cut into street drugs since about 2020 — but it’s even more dangerous. Experts say it can be up to 20 times ... Read More

Philadelphia hospitals report surge in severe withdrawal linked to powerful animal tranquilizer

Health officials began receiving alerts from hospitals in April of last year about patients arriving with unusually low heart rates and prolonged sedation. Read More

An animal tranquilizer is showing up in the nation's illicit drug supply

More than 40% of street drug samples tested in Rhode Island contained the animal tranquilizer xylazine, according to a new analysis out of Brown University. It’s the latest sign that the drug, which ... Read More

Another animal tranquilizer is tainting fentanyl in Cincinnati region

The life-threatening drug, medetomidine, has been found in 457 drug seizures in the third quarter of this year, a surge from 2023. Read More

State commission to meet on increase in dangerous animal sedative xylazine in illegal drugs

The Massachusetts Special Commission on Xylazine will hold preliminary meetings Monday and Tuesday, in efforts to study the increasing presence of the dangerous animal sedative in the state’s illicit ... Read More

Animal sedative found in samples after mass overdose in Penn North

Individuals who attended a recent Restitution Advisory Board Meeting said that health officials reported they found a powerful animal sedative called medetomidine in some drug samples that were ... Read More