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 ...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the American public of a sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine. Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is a powerful sedative ...

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 ...

A powerful veterinary tranquilizer showing up in the street drug supply is putting new pressure on hospitals and treatment centers in Western Pennsylvania, according to local doctors and providers.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Environmental Control is closely following regulations around a dangerous drug known as 'tranq'. Ashley Bodiford is the director of prevention at ...

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 ...

The animal tranquilizers xylazine and medetomidine are in approximately one-third of the illegal opioids available in the U.S., including fentanyl, heroin and oxycodone. Animal tranquilizers enhance ...