An animal tranquilizer referred to as a "zombie drug" is flowing into the United States across its southern border, a doctor ...

It’s called xylazine. Its common street name is called “tranq.” It’s a non-opioid sedative not made for human consumption, it’s an animal sedative, which means there’s no regulation.

In fact, medetomidine is quickly becoming more common in Philadelphia's street opioid supply than even xylazine, a non-FDA-approved sedative linked to skin ulceration, chronic wounds and amputation.

The drug xylazine, known as "tranq" in street lingo, is used as a tranquilizer by veterinarians. In the 2010s, the drug made its way to the streets almost exclusively by being stolen from ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Xylazine, a veterinary anesthetic not approved for human use, has been detected in the illicit drug supply at the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly in Tijuana ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 20 (UPI) --The presence of xylazine, a horse tranquilizer increasingly found mixed with fentanyl in supplies of illegal drugs, is spreading to the U.S.-Mexico border area ...

In fact, medetomidine is quickly becoming more common in Philadelphia’s street opioid supply than even xylazine, a non-FDA-approved sedative linked to skin ulceration, chronic wounds and amputation.

Xylazine is a sedative for use in cows and horses ... Raw wounds erupt into a scaly crust of dead tissue called eschar which, if untreated, can lead to amputation. The use of tranq in Philadelphia ...

While medetomidine’s sedating effects are similar in mechanism to xylazine, it is upward of 10 to 20 times more potent. The Conversation — Philadelphia’s street opioid supply – or “dope ...

In fact, medetomidine is quickly becoming more common in Philadelphia's street opioid supply than even xylazine, a non-FDA-approved sedative linked to skin ulceration, chronic wounds and amputation.