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Growing 'Tranq' Threat Poses Challenges for PCPs

KenH

Well-Known Member
' The widening threat of the animal tranquilizer xylazine, otherwise known as tranq, which has been found in illegally manufactured fentanyl, necessitates wider testing, a better understanding of its effects, and more research on treatment options, according to a narrative review published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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"Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier," said DEA administrator Anne Milgram, in a statement on the agency's website. "DEA has seized xylazine and fentanyl mixtures in 48 of 50 States. The DEA Laboratory System is reporting that in 2022 approximately 23% of fentanyl powder and 7% of fentanyl pills seized by the DEA contained xylazine." '

- rest at https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/997199?form=fpf
 
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