UPMC is one of the first health systems to write a blueprint for treating patients experiencing gruesome side effects from drugs laced with xylazine. Xylazine is not an opioid. It's an animal ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – Massachusetts lawmakers are working to raise awareness about the public health risks of Xylazine, a dangerous white powder drug that was first detected in the state five years ago.

Volunteer registered nurse Jennifer D'Angelo treats Patrick C.'s skin wounds in a screened-off section of the Savage Sisters' community outreach storefront in the Kensington neighborhood of ...

It’s not the zombie apocalypse—not even close—but most people who view users of the sedative xylazine, which is increasingly mixed with fentanyl in the illicit drug supply, say they resemble zombies, ...

Louise Vincent experienced xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, a couple years ago. The drug, commonly called “tranq,” caused wounds on her arms that haven’t fully recovered, she said, and she was ...

The “zombie drug” Xylazine has severe health risks. Mixed with opioids, it causes extreme sedation, skin ulcers, and overdose risk. Hard to detect and treat, experts warn of a growing public health ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Jefferson County is seeing animal tranquilizer being added to different batches of drugs. The emergence of Xylazine, often referred to as "tranq,” is a non-opioid sedative and ...

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has released a comprehensive new educational resource addressing withdrawal treatment considerations for xylazine exposure, commonly referred to in ...

Researchers have identified bradycardia-an abnormally low heart rate–as a symptom of xylazine-opioid overdose. This breakthrough finding from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai may help ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” has been on our streets since April, according to our state Department of Health. But lately it’s apparently become more prevalent in the metro.