WASHINGTON - 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 that the U.S. Food and Drug …

Jul 31, 2023 · Xylazine—also known as "tranq"—is increasingly being mixed with illicit drugs such as fentanyl, contributing to a number of deaths.

Mar 7, 2023 · The need for help has become more urgent over the last three years, as the animal tranquilizer xylazine, also called tranq, has become a bigger part of Philly’s street fentanyl supply. Xylazine...

Mar 7, 2023 · Tranq, the new ‘zombie’ drug that causes skin rotting, is fueling overdoses across the U.S. BY Carolyn Barber A fentanyl drug testing kit warns about the dangers of xylazine.

"Tranq Dope" is a mix of Fentanyl, the opioid that has decimated America's youth, and a veterinary drug called Xylazine. It is sold on the street for just a few dollars a bag. Xylazine is a sedative for use in cows and horses. But dealers know that if …

May 16, 2024 · A tranquilizer called xylazine, a non-opioid sedative, is increasingly being found in the US illegal drug supply and linked to overdose deaths. 1 Xylazine—which is not approved for use in people and can slow down the brain and breathing, make the heart beat slower, and lower blood pressure in people, is especially dangerous when combined with op...

Apr 12, 2023 · Tranq - a mixture of the opioid Fentanyl and the animal tranquiliser Xylazine - is spreading rapidly across the US. A street drug which rots the skin of those who use it has been designated an "emerging threat to the nation" by the White House.

Aug 17, 2023 · Now a similarly damaging drug, a fentanyl mix known as tranq dope, has arrived in America. Deaths associated with it have almost quadrupled since 2019, rising as a share of fentanyl-related...

Feb 4, 2021 · According to the study, fentanyl has largely eclipsed heroin’s place in Philadelphia’s illicit drug market. The study said a combination approach for overdoses involving both xylazine and...

Nov 18, 2024 · What Is 'Tranq' (Xylazine)? Xylazine (pronounced zye-luh-zeen), commonly known as “tranq,” is a non-opioid medicine that veterinarians use to tranquilize (sedate), relieve pain, and relax...