Texas Medical Association: Physicians Warn - New Drug Overdose Threat Contains Veterinary Tranquilizer Xylazine
September 08, 2023
September 08, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 8 -- The Texas Medical Association issued the following news release:
Xylazine, a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine, is appearing in illicit street drugs with fentanyl, compounding the dangers of the opioid overdose epidemic. Xylazine, also called "tranq" according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, is used to tranquilize animals. It is not approved for human use and has killed people who have taken the drug.
"Xylazin . . .
Xylazine, a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine, is appearing in illicit street drugs with fentanyl, compounding the dangers of the opioid overdose epidemic. Xylazine, also called "tranq" according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, is used to tranquilize animals. It is not approved for human use and has killed people who have taken the drug.
"Xylazin . . .