In Massachusetts, an animal tranquilizer called xylazine, often known as “tranq,” is making its way into the drug supply system. About a third of New England’s drug supply now has xylazine in its ...

Overdose-reversal drug Narcan is now allowed without a prescription, but experts are warning it doesn't work on a common street drug circulating in big cities today called xylazine. Nearly 25% of ...

ATLANTA — Street drugs laced with a tranquilizer are worrying health leaders across the country - and now Georgia can help equip people to make sure there's no xylazine in whatever they may come ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, or MDHHS, is warning people about a potentially dangerous drug called "medetomidine." The drug, which is practically used as an ...

A safe and controlled sedative intended only for large animals like horses is becoming an increasingly popular adulterant to substances like fentanyl, prompting flesh-eating skin ulcerations in humans ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County public health officials are warning that a dangerous sedative is being detected in illegal opioids with alarming frequency. Xylazine, a powerful pain relief treatment ...

Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order March 29 classifying xylazine, also known by its street name Tranq, as a Schedule III controlled substance. An animal tranquilizer being abused by drug users ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - The Horry County Coroner’s Office says it’s monitoring a recent rise in overdose deaths involving a veterinary tranquilizer. Officials released a public service ...