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Xylazine present in more than 1 in 10 fentanyl overdose deaths in the US


June 30, 2023

The Biden administration recently declared fentanyl laced with xylazine – an animal sedative commonly known as “tranq” – to be an emerging threat facing the United States, and a new analysis of toxicology reports illustrates its sharp rise..




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