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Here’s What to Know About Xylazine, aka Tranq, the Animal Tranquilizer Increasingly Found in Illicit Fentanyl Samples

Rita Rubin

2023JAMA26 citationsDOI

Abstract

This Medical News feature discusses the increasingly common combination of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, and illicit fentanyl.

Topics & Concepts

TranquilizerMedicineXylazineFentanylAKAButorphanolAnesthesiaSwamiPharmacologyTraditional medicinePhilosophyComputer scienceTheologyKetamineLibrary scienceVeterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaAnesthesia and Sedative AgentsAnimal testing and alternatives