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Bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to governor
Read full article: Bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to governorA bill that would decriminalize all strips used to test drugs for deadly substances now goes to West Virginia's governor.
South Dakota House passes bill that would make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance
Read full article: South Dakota House passes bill that would make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substanceThe South Dakota House has passed a bill that would make xylazine a controlled substance.
Drug dealers using veterinary medicine to hook more addicts, and people are dying
Read full article: Drug dealers using veterinary medicine to hook more addicts, and people are dyingA drug made to treat animals is now being used by drug dealers to hook more addicts and it's killing people. The drug is called Xylazine and it's being mixed with fentanyl. A deadly combination that has put Duval county at the top of a list no county wants to be on. More people are dying here than any other county in the state.
White House lays out effort against animal sedative xylazine but doesn’t call for new restrictions
Read full article: White House lays out effort against animal sedative xylazine but doesn’t call for new restrictionsFederal officials are calling for more testing and research on xylazine, the powerful animal sedative that’s spreading through the nation’s illicit drug supply.
Animal tranquilizer mixed with opioids is an emerging threat to the U.S.
Read full article: Animal tranquilizer mixed with opioids is an emerging threat to the U.S.For the first time in U.S. history, the White House has declared a drug to be an emerging threat to the United States. The DEA says Xylazine, which is an animal tranquilizer is being used with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, and the results are deadly.
States restrict 'tranq,' animal sedative linked to overdoses
Read full article: States restrict 'tranq,' animal sedative linked to overdosesStates are increasingly looking to make a veterinary tranquilizer a controlled substance now that it's been showing up in illicit drugs used by humans and contributing to a growing number of overdose deaths.
White House announces emerging drug threat, animal tranquillizer mixed with fentanyl
Read full article: White House announces emerging drug threat, animal tranquillizer mixed with fentanylFor the first time in U.S. history, the White House has declared a drug to be an emerging threat to the United States. The DEA says Xylazine, which is an animal tranquilizer, is being used with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, and the results are deadly.