A group of men are passed out after using drugs in Los Angeles on April 10, 2024. Animal tranquilizer medetomidine is being frequently added to fentanyl to ...

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people in Lackawanna County were arrested on drug charges for allegedly selling animal tranquilizers. Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medetomidine is an animal tranquilizer that's considered the new dominant adulterant in Cincinnati's fentanyl supply. You can use ...

CHAIN. THERE’S A NEW DRUG HITTING OUR STREETS CALLED FLY SKY. BUT OFFICIALS GATHERED AT THE PARK BEHIND ME TO GIVE OUT THESE OVERDOSE PREVENTION KITS. IT HAS THINGS INSIDE, LIKE NARCAN, A PEN THAT ...

Health officials say a veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine, also known as "tranq," is showing up in illegal drugs like the powerful opioid fentanyl, stirring issues in the medical community, as ...

GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Local non-profit Tapestry Health is warning more than half of all illegal drugs tested in our area are coming up positive with an animal tranquilizer. It comes with updated ...

HARRISBURG — States are increasingly looking to restrict access to an animal tranquilizer showing up in supplies of illicit drugs and contributing to a growing number of human overdose deaths.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — While potential declines in fatal drug overdoses on Staten Island and nationwide signal hope, experts are warning that the statistics don’t tell the whole story. The powerful ...

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 ...

A resource fair was held at Allegheny Commons Park on Friday in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day. Several organizations gave out packets that have Narcan and a test for the animal ...